WHO chief reassures Tenerife residents ahead of arrival of virus-hit cruise ship

"This is not another Covid," Tedros Ghebreyesus tells islanders before MV Hondius docks on Sunday.

Passengers aboard the MV Hondius, affected by a hantavirus outbreak, express concerns over societal stigma and potential ostracization upon returning home, despite WHO assurances that the virus poses a low public health risk.

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stated that the hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship poses a low global public health risk and is not the start of another COVID-19 pandemic, with eight cases reported so far.