First group of Spanish passengers disembarks from hantavirus-hit cruise ship
Multinational effort underway to repatriate passengers and crew from a cruise ship after a hantavirus outbreak led to three confirmed deaths.
- On Sunday, passengers from the cruise ship MV Hondius disembarked in Tenerife, Canary Islands, beginning their repatriation aboard military and government aircraft to more than 20 countries.
- The Hondius departed Argentina on April 1 carrying 114 passengers and 61 crew members; the vessel later encountered an Andes strain hantavirus outbreak that has killed three people.
- Operator Oceanwide Expeditions reports that none of the 147 people currently aboard are symptomatic, with a methodical evacuation procedure coordinating passengers of more than 20 different nationalities.
- Acting Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said remaining U.S. passengers will be transported to the University of Nebraska Medical Center for 42 days of monitoring, not quarantine.
- World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is personally overseeing the operation in Tenerife, assuring residents, "This is not another COVID," while praising the island's response with "grace, solidarity and compassion.
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Passengers evacuated from cruise ship begin flying home
Passengers evacuated from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship have started flying home aboard military and government planes after the vessel anchored in the Canary Islands. That's where travelers were escorted to shore Sunday by personnel in full-body protective gear and breathing…
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Passengers disembark from hantavirus-stricken cruise ship
Spanish passengers were the first to leave the MV Hondius following its arrival in Tenerife.
TENERIFE, Spain (AP) — Passengers evacuated from the cruise ship affected by a hantavirus outbreak began flying back to their respective countries Sunday aboard military and government aircraft after the vessel docked in…
Passengers start disembarking hantavirus-hit cruise ship
The cruise ship hit with hantavirus docked at Spain's Canary Islands on Sunday, and dozens of passengers were able to disembark. Cruise operator Oceanwide Expeditions said the MV Hondius arrived at the port of Granadilla, Tenerife around 6:24 a.m. local time. Passengers are being flown back to the countries where they live. In total, 14 people were evacuated to Madrid, five to France, four to Canada, 26 to the Netherlands, 22 to the United Kingd…
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