Hantavirus Ship Approaches Tenerife as Residents Express Anger and Resignation
Passengers will be ferried to an industrial port and 14 Spaniards will be quarantined in Madrid, officials said.
- Spain and The World Health Organisation agreed to allow the hantavirus-hit cruise ship Hondius to disembark passengers in Tenerife this weekend, anchoring at the Granadilla industrial port away from residential areas.
- Amid fears of a rare Andes virus strain that killed three passengers, islanders view the ship as a reminder of early Covid-19 lockdowns, though the WHO downplayed global outbreak concerns.
- On Friday, Tenerife dock workers protested outside the Canary Islands' parliament in Santa Cruz against the imminent arrival, while regional president Fernando Clavijo argued the central government ignored regional voices.
- Passengers will be ferried to Granadilla for repatriation or quarantine in Madrid; locals remain divided, with some describing the mood as "concerned" while others view it as "business as usual."
- None of the passengers from 23 countries currently show symptoms, but the ship previously traveled from Cape Verde, following a year where more than 3,000 people died attempting to reach the Canary Islands.
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Follow live the news of this Saturday, May 9th dedicated to the evolution of the situation on board a cruise ship on which a fatal hantavirus foyer was declared.
De Telegraaf
rd.nlA hantavirus outbreak has occurred on board the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius. Three people have died, including a Dutch couple. The first evacuation flight arrived at Schiphol on Wednesday evening. Follow the developments in our live blog.
der Standard AT
der Standard DEAccording to WHO, there are currently six confirmed hantavirus cases and two suspected cases. It is a serious development, but not the beginning of a pandemic. So far there have been three deaths.
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