Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus hold a joint press conference at Moncloa Palace, in Madrid, Spain, May 12, 2026.
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World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Tuesday (May 12, 2026) said “our work is not over” to contain hantavirus after evacuations from a cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak of the illness.
“There is no sign that we are seeing the start of a larger outbreak. But of course the situation could change, and given the long incubation period of the virus, it’s possible we might see more cases in the coming weeks,” he told a news conference in Madrid.
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Published – May 12, 2026 02:14 pm IST
