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Canary Islands Leader Rejects Hantavirus-Hit Cruise Ship Heading to Tenerife
Fernando Clavijo said the ship lacks enough information to reassure residents as seven cases have been identified, including three deaths.
- On Wednesday, Canary Islands leader Fernando Clavijo rejected a Spanish government plan to allow the hantavirus-hit cruise ship MV Hondius to dock at the archipelago, citing insufficient safety data to guarantee public protection.
- The MV Hondius has been marooned near Cape Verde since Saturday following a hantavirus outbreak that resulted in three deaths, with authorities confirming the rare Andes strain capable of human-to-human transmission.
- Roughly 147 passengers and crew remain on board, with two sick patients and a third person slated for immediate medical evacuation via ambulance planes coordinated with national and international authorities.
- Clavijo demanded an urgent meeting with Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, labeling the docking decision an "improvisation" that "does not convey peace of mind" to the archipelago's population.
- While the World Health Organisation assesses the public risk as low, officials continue coordinating with European authorities to manage the medical crisis and organize the eventual repatriation of passengers.
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A cruiser from Ushuaia, Argentina, was placed in the center of an international health alert after an outbreak of hantavirus that already left at least three dead and several infected on board. The boat left on April 1st and is now located in front of the port of Praia, capital of Cape Verde, South Africa. The World Health Organization (WHO) agreed on Tuesday with Spain that the polar cruise, stranded for three days, will continue its journey to…
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The government has confirmed that the ship 'MV Hondius' will arrive within three days in the port...
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