Evacuation of passengers from virus-hit cruise ship to be completed on Monday
Health officials say 152 people on the ship were affected, with six confirmed infections and three deaths as repatriation flights continue.
- 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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A Spanish passenger isolated in the Gómez Ulla gave provisional positive for hantavirus The last 26 passengers evacuated will travel together on two planes bound for the Netherlands.
After the evacuation of all passengers, there are currently 25 crew members and two medical personnel on board the cruise ship.
The cruise ship is on its way to the Netherlands on Tuesday after the evacuation under high protection, in the Spanish archipelago of the Canary Islands, of more than a hundred passengers and crew of this cruise ship where an outbreak of hantavirus has been detected.
The MV Hondius, the ship on which a Hantavirus outbreak was detected last week, set sail again for the Netherlands on Monday after the complex but successful evacuation of its passengers. It is expected to arrive at its destination at the end of the week for disinfection. Source link: https://www.france24.com/fr/europe/20260511-hantavirus-le-hondius-est-reparti-en-mer-vers-les-pays-bas-apr%C3%A8s-l-%C3%A9vacuation-de-ses-125-passagers Author: FR…
By CNN en Español The Minister of Health of Spain, Mónica García, gave Monday for the completion of the repatriation operation of the MV Hondius, the cruiser affected by an outbreak of hantavirus, after the evacuation of the 125 passengers and crew members of the ship and their departure to the Netherlands from the port of Granadilla, in Tenerife. “Mission accomplished,” said the minister during a press conference held while the ship was leaving…
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