WHO chief heads to Tenerife to oversee Sunday arrival of hantavirus-hit ship 9 May 2026 Health The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has issued a direct plea for calm and solidarity to the citizens of Tenerife ahead of the scheduled arrival of the MV Hondius on Sunday In a rare personal message addressed to the island’s residents on Saturday, Dr Tedros confirmed he would travel to the Spanish territory to oversee the disembarkation of nearly 150 passengers and crew, following a hantavirus outbreak on board that has claimed three lives. “It is not common for me to write directly to the people of a single community, but today I feel it is not only appropriate, it is necessary ,” he said.  COVID memories fresh “I know you are worried... The pain of 2020 is still real, and I do not dismiss it for a single moment.…