First group of Spanish passengers disembarks from hantavirus-hit cruise ship
Spanish nationals are first to leave as health teams test passengers and coordinate repatriation flights after eight people fell ill, including three deaths, WHO said.
- A first group of passengers, all Spanish nationals, has begun disembarking from the cruise ship affected by a hantavirus outbreak as it heads to Tenerife’s Port of Granadilla.
- Spanish authorities said the passengers will be transported from the port to the airport by military buses before being flown to Madrid on a government aircraft.
- Upon arrival in Madrid, the passengers will be taken to hospital facilities and placed under quarantine as a precautionary measure.
- Officials said none of the passengers has shown symptoms of infection so far, but all will undergo testing by Spanish health authorities to ensure they remain asymptomatic.
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ed.nlThe first Dutch passengers of the Hondius are being brought from the ship to shore. Earlier, all Spanish passengers were already brought ashore and taken by bus to Tenerife South Airport, the Spanish Ministry of Health reported.
The MV Hondius cruise arrived this Sunday in Tenerife, Spain, where passengers began to be transferred to different countries. The first to descend from the ship were the Spanish passengers, who were transferred to Madrid. The military plane that transfers the fourteen Spanish passengers has taken off from Tenerife Sur airport to Madrid, where they will spend the quarantine in a military hospital. The passengers arrived at the airport of that Ca…
Moment first Hantavirus-hit cruise ship passengers disembark in Tenerife
This is the moment the first Hantavirus-hit cruise ship passengers disembarked the vessel in off the island of Tenerife. Spanish health officials described the situation as “unprecedented” on Sunday morning (10 May) as it confirmed all passengers remain asymptomatic. Footage showed passengers riding in a small boat in protective gear before reaching the port where sealed-off buses took passengers to the island's main airport. It’s thought Spanis…
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