Tenerife Port Home to Scenes of Worry and Relief as Passengers Depart Hantavirus-Hit Ship
More than 140 people on board face screening and 42 days of monitoring as health officials say no one is currently symptomatic.
- The Dutch-flagged Hondius arrives at Tenerife, Spain, carrying more than 140 passengers and crew, with WHO Director Maria Van Kerkhove confirming the vessel will anchor off the coast for medical screening this weekend.
- Passengers displaying symptoms will transfer to medical evacuation planes bound for the Netherlands, while healthy individuals depart on homebound flights organized by their countries, Van Kerkhove said operations occur this weekend.
- Emphasizing that public health risks remain low, Tedros stated, "This is not another COVID," while all disembarking people face recommendations for 42 days of active monitoring following exposure.
- About 17 Americans currently on board will undergo quarantine at a medical center in Nebraska, the Associated Press reported, as the United States and Canada consider sharing a plane home.
- Several medical officials on board have completed thorough assessments of the more than 20 nationalities represented on the ship to identify infection risks before evacuations conclude.
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2 Indians aboard cruise ship with hantavirus cases evacuated to Netherlands
Two Indian nationals aboard the Dutch vessel MV Hondius, which reported a hantavirus outbreak, were evacuated to the Netherlands and are healthy and asymptomatic, the Embassy of India in Spain said on Sunday. The luxury cruise ship, operated by Oceanwide Expeditions, began its journey on April 1 from Argentinas Ushuaia and arrived in Spains Canary Islands on Sunday after the virus outbreak was reported.
Cruise Ship Passengers Safely Disembark After Hantavirus Outbreak
The MV Hondius has safely arrived at the port after a week of quarantine due to a hantavirus outbreak. Passengers are disembarking in phases while being medically screened and transported home. The post Cruise Ship Passengers Safely Disembark After Hantavirus Outbreak appeared first on News Addicts.
Disembarkation in Tenerife took place without contact with the population. Passengers continued on military and civilian planes to various countries, where they will comply with quarantine. There is a suspicious case in France.
Madrid, Spain.- Groups of passengers and crew disembarked this Sunday from a cruiser affected by an outbreak of hantavirus to be evacuated to their respective countries, in a process supervised by international health authorities that is expected to continue until Monday. The passengers, none of whom had symptoms of the virus, were transported to Tenerife airport, Spain, on military buses to be evacuated from the island on government planes sent…
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