Hantavirus-Stricken Cruise Ship Arrives in Spain—How The Evacuation Will Unfold

WHO to be part of evacuation

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, along with Spain’s health and interior ministers, will be supervising the evacuation of the ship and authorities have said the passengers and crew members who will disembark will have no contact with the local population. Authorities are aiming to complete the evacuation flights on Sunday and Monday, the director of the WHO’s Department of Epidemic and Pandemic Management, Maria Van Kerkhove, said in a briefing Saturday.