WHO says ‘work not over’ as new hantavirus cases emerge after Spain evacuation
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO), warned in Madrid on Tuesday that efforts to contain the hantavirus outbreak linked to...
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Hantavirus cruise passengers flown home from Canary Islands under strict precautions
Military and government aircraft began flying passengers home on Sunday after the cruise ship at the centre of the hantavirus outbreak docked in Spain’s Canary...
WHO chief heads to Canary Islands to oversee hantavirus cruise evacuation
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) was set to travel to Tenerife on Saturday to help oversee the evacuation of passengers affected by...
Spain says it has ‘legal tools’ for quarantine as hantavirus cruise ship to ‘anchor offshore’ Tenerife
Spain’s Health Minister Mónica García has said the government is prepared to use its full legal powers — including quarantine measures — as a cruise...
Canary Islands reject virus-hit cruise ship as Madrid pushes ahead with docking plan
The president of Spain’s Canary Islands, Fernando Clavijo, has firmly opposed plans to allow a cruise ship affected by a deadly hantavirus outbreak to dock...
Hantavirus-hit cruise ship eyes Canary Islands after Cape Verde refusal
A cruise ship affected by a possible hantavirus outbreak is now heading towards the Canary Islands as one of the main options for disembarkation, after...
Morrissey cancels Valencia gig, blaming noisy Fallas festival and ‘indescribable hell’ of hotel
British singer Morrissey cancelled his scheduled concert in Valencia on Thursday, blaming a lack of sleep caused by the intense noise of the city’s famous...
Spain plans total smoking ban at bar terraces, beaches, stadiums, bus stops
Spain’s minority coalition government unveiled draft legislation on Tuesday aimed at prohibiting smoking in a wide range of outdoor public spaces, from beaches and sports...
Spain airdrops 12 tonnes of food aid into Gaza, as famine threat intensifies
Updated Report – Friday 1 August: Spain confirmed on Friday that it had completed an airdrop of 12 tonnes of food into Gaza, where famine...
15 children from Gaza arrive in Spain for urgent medical care
15 children and one adult from war-ravaged Gaza have arrived in Spain after travelling from Egypt to receive care for complicated medical conditions. The children were...
