Passengers Start Leaving Hantavirus Ship, NZ Passenger Will Be Among Last to Leave
Nearly 150 passengers and crew are being repatriated after six confirmed cases and three deaths, officials said.
- On Sunday, passengers began disembarking the Dutch-flagged cruise ship MV Hondius at the port of Granadilla de Abona in Tenerife, Spain, to begin their repatriation following a hantavirus outbreak.
- The vessel arrived from Cape Verde after an outbreak of the Andes virus—the only hantavirus type transmissible between humans—sparked international concern, with the WHO confirming six cases out of eight suspected infections.
- Spanish Health Minister Monica Garcia stated nearly 150 passengers and crew are asymptomatic, with the 14 Spanish citizens departing first before the final evacuation flight leaves on Monday.
- Three passengers have died from the disease, prompting Spanish authorities to seal off the port and mandate no contact with the local population on Tenerife after evacuees underwent final medical assessments.
- Argentine provincial health official Juan Petrina noted an "almost zero chance" the Dutch man linked to the outbreak contracted the disease in Ushuaia, Argentina, citing the virus's long incubation period.
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End of Operations for Today From the Cruise Ship MV Hondius, 94 People of 19 Nationalities Evacuated
Repatriates in Britain, France and the Netherlands in quarantine - The cruise ship is scheduled to depart Monday, around 9:00 PM Greek time, according to Spanish authorities
The disembarkation of passengers and crew members of the MV "Hondius" was completed this Sunday evening in the Canary Islands. The authorities of the respective countries of the passengers organized the repatriation
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sabado.ptThe operation that takes place in the Canary Islands with the ship of the hantavirus outbreak has already withdrawn from the boat and has repatriated 76 people of various nationalities, said the Spanish Government this Sunday. The cruise ship "MV Hondius" arrived this morning in Tenerife, in the archipelago of the Canary Islands, with 147 people on board, and at least 104 people will have to disembark and be repatriated on this island. Throughou…
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