WHO chief to meet Spanish PM before helping evacuate hantavirus ship

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus will meet Pedro Sanchez on Saturday before heading to the Canary Islands to oversee the arrival of the hantavirus-hit cruise ship MV Hondius, the Spanish Prime Minister's office announced.

Their meeting will begin at 1500 GMT at the Moncloa Palace, the prime minister's official residence, before Tedros leaves for the Spanish archipelago.