GENEVA, July 2 (Xinhua) -- World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Thursday announced that the deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship that sparked international alarm was "over."

Evacuation preparations are underway for the hantavirus-hit cruise ship MV Hondius at the Port of Granadilla on the island of Tenerife in Spain, May 10, 2026. (Photo: Xinhua)