Spain readies for hantavirus cruise ship to dock, evacuate passengers on Canary Islands

The cruise ship dealing with a deadly outbreak of hantavirus is set to dock at Spain’s Canary Islands and evacuate passengers and crew. There are nine confirmed or suspected cases connected to the ship, including three deaths, health officials said. Source link

3 evacuated from hantavirus cruise ship as Canary Islands does about-face, opts not to let it dock there

Three patients suspected of having the hantavirus have been evacuated from the MV Hondius cruise ship and are on their way to the Netherlands to receive medical care, the World Health Organization said Wednesday. The three are British, German and Dutch, and the British national is a crew member, according to the WHO. The rare … Read more

Cruise ship at center of deadly hantavirus outbreak refused permission to dock

The cruise ship at the center of a deadly outbreak of hantavirus has been refused permission to dock, with 149 people still on board — two of them seriously ill. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The virus is suspected to have killed three people and … Read more