WHO chief due in Canaries to coordinate hantavirus ship evacuation

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The World Health Organization's chief is scheduled to visit the Canary Islands to coordinate the evacuation of a ship after hantavirus cases were confirmed among its passengers. The Andes virus strain, which can spread from person to person, has raised international alarms.

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