Follow-up message by the WHO Director-General to the people of Tenerife regarding the hant
Last Monday, I stood at the port of Granadilla de Abona and watched the last of the passengers from the MV Hondius board the vehicles that would carry them home. I watched health w
Last Monday, I stood at the port of Granadilla de Abona and watched the last of the passengers from the MV Hondius board the vehicles that would carry them home. I watched health workers in protective equipment move with calm professionalism.
Key points
- I watched Spanish officials coordinate with quiet precision.
- And I watched and felt your support and solidarity.
- And I thought of the letter I wrote to you just days ago, and how everything that your Spanish Government and the World Health Organization promised came to pass, exactly as described.
- More than 120 people from 23 countries have safely disembarked and are now being cared for and monitored by public health professionals while in transit or upon arrival in their home countries.
- They arrived in fear and uncertainty.
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