Sánchez Calls Clavijo Three Days After the Outbreak of the Hantavirus Crisis
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The People's Party has launched a fierce offensive against the Minister of Health in particular and the government of Pedro Sánchez in general for what they consider a chaotic handling of the hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship, which will anchor off the coast of Tenerife. The People's Party, led by Feijóo and Ester Muñoz, is demanding transparency, coordination, and leadership.
The president of the government, Pedro Sánchez, has telephoned on Thursday afternoon the president of the Canary Islands, Fernando Clavijo, to talk about the management of the cruise with an outbreak of hantavirus that goes to the islands. He has done so three days after the World Health Organization (WHO) asked the government to dock the boat in the Canary Islands and that the president of the Canary Islands ask Sanchez for an urgent meeting to…
The Prime Minister spoke in good spirits with the head of the Canary Islands government and promised him maximum support to ensure that "the evacuation of passengers is safe and proper." Read Source link: https://www.elmundo.es/espana/2026/05/07/69fcdf37fc6c83427b8b459e.html Author: Juanma Lamet Publish date: 2026-05-07 18:52:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
The political battle for the management of the hantavirus is unstoppable, and is increasing for moments, but at the last hour of this Thursday it seemed to find a minitregua, at least between the central government and that of the Canary Islands. After a meeting in Madrid between the canary president, Fernando Clavijo, and the ministers Ángel Víctor Torres (Territorial Policy) and Mónica García (Sanidad), the president of the government has call…
Pedro Sánchez, president of the government of Spain, finally returned the call to Fernando Clavijo, head of the executive canary, after almost two days of waiting. The gesture came in full institutional tension for the management of the crisis of the hantavirus and sought to reduce the malaise generated in the Canary Islands.
Following contacts between the central government and the Ministry of Health with the Canary Islands government regarding the imminent arrival of the luxury cruise ship where a hantavirus outbreak has been detected, as well as the discontent expressed by the regional president, Fernando Clavijo, late Thursday, the head of the Executive, Pedro Sánchez, contacted him by telephone in order to reduce tensions between the administrations.
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