Canadian consular officials head to Canary Islands to meet hantavirus cruise ship
About 50 foreign service workers are assisting four Canadians as the World Health Organization reports eight cases and three deaths from the outbreak.
- Two Ontario residents who were on the cruise ship are isolating in their rural community, showing no symptoms, while officials characterize the local hantavirus risk as low.
- The World Health Organization reported eight cases, including three deaths, from the Andes virus outbreak on the Dutch-owned Hondius cruise ship.
- Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said roughly 50 foreign service workers are assisting Canadians, with embassies in The Hague and Madrid providing emergency support.
- Spanish authorities are preparing to receive more than 140 passengers and crew when the ship docks this weekend in Granadilla, Tenerife.
- While more cases are possible in coming weeks, officials state hantaviruses do not spread easily between people, and the outbreak will likely not turn into an epidemic.
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Canadian official in Tenerife ahead of hantavirus cruise ship: Anand
OTTAWA AND TORONTO — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says one consular officer is now in the Canary Islands, where four Canadians on a cruise ship that was hit with a hantavirus outbreak are set to arrive Sunday morning.
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Canadian official arrives in Tenerife ahead of hantavirus cruise ship: Anand
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says one consular officer has arrived in the Canary Islands, where four Canadians on a cruise ship that was hit with a hantavirus outbreak are set to arrive Sunday morning.
Canadian official in Tenerife ahead of hantavirus cruise ship: Anand – 105.9 The Region
OTTAWA AND TORONTO — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says one consular officer is now in the Canary Islands, where four Canadians on a cruise ship that was hit with a hantavirus outbreak are set to arrive Sunday morning. Her comments came ahead of a Friday briefing by federal officials and after Ontario’s top doctor said two Ontario residents who were on the ship are in good spirits and showing no symptoms while they isolate in their rural …
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