Evacuation of passengers from virus-hit cruise ship to be completed on Monday
Health officials said 26 crew members were sailing to the Netherlands for disinfection as repatriation flights continued for passengers from more than 20 countries.
- Spain completes the repatriation of passengers from the Dutch-flagged Hondius today, Monday, with flights from Australia and the Netherlands concluding an international evacuation following a deadly hantavirus outbreak.
- After detecting a cluster of severe respiratory illnesses among 147 passengers and crew on May 3, authorities diverted the vessel to Spain's Canary Islands from Cape Verde on Wednesday at the WHO and European Union's request.
- As of Friday, the WHO reported three deaths and six confirmed cases; one of 17 Americans being repatriated tested positive for the Andes strain, with a second showing mild symptoms.
- Passengers face testing and potential quarantine upon arrival, with WHO director Maria Van Kerkhove recommending a 42-day isolation period; 30 crew members remain aboard to sail to the Netherlands for disinfection.
- Health officials urge calm, noting the virus is far less contagious than COVID-19 and poses little risk to the general public. CDC Director Jay Bhattacharya said Sunday, "This is not COVID and we don't want to treat it like COVID.
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One of the five French people repatriated by plane this Sunday after being evacuated from ship MV Hondius, where a hantavirus outbreak has been detected, is positive for the virus. First isolation measures for these "high-risk" people have been put in place. Follow our direct.
The "MS Hondius" is on its way to the Netherlands, where it is to be disinfected. Previously, the last passengers left.
MV "Hondius" leaves Tenerife and sails towards the Netherlands after evacuations and a hantavirus outbreak on board.
Virus-hit cruise ship passengers return home for monitoring
OMAHA, Nebraska — Passengers from a cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak were being flown home Monday to more than 20 countries and quarantined, including a French woman and an American who tested positive. Passengers from the ship began flying home aboard military and government planes Sunday after the MV Hondius anchored in the Canary Islands. Personnel in full-body protective gear and breathing masks escorted the travelers from shi…
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