A cruise ship hit with a deadly hantavirus outbreak is headed for Spain’s Canary Islands, where most of the nearly 150 people on board will be evacuated and flown home after weeks at sea.The Dutch-flagged MV Hondius is expected to reach waters off Tenerife at dawn on Sunday, where WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is due to help coordinate the ship’s evacuation.Three passengers from the ship – a Dutch husband and wife and a German woman – have died, while others have fallen sick with the rare disease, which usually spreads among rodents.
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SUN · 2026-05-10 · 01:59 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0510-74973
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Hantavirus-hit cruise ship nears Canary Islands for WHO-led evacuation
A Dutch-flagged cruise ship, the MV Hondius, is nearing Spain's Canary Islands, specifically off Tenerife, where a World Health Organization-led evacuation is planned for Sunday dawn. The ship is experiencing a hantavirus outbreak, which has resulted in the deaths of three passengers and illness among others on board.
Agence France-PresseSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-05-10 · 01:59 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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A Dutch-flagged cruise ship, the MV Hondius, is nearing Spain's Canary Islands, specifically off Tenerife, where a World Health Organization-led evacuation is planned for Sunday dawn. The ship is experiencing a hantavirus outbreak, which has resulted in the deaths of three passengers and illness among others on board. The majority of the nearly 150 individuals on the vessel will be evacuated and flown home. The WHO chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, is expected to be present to help coordinate the operation. The hantavirus outbreak has kept the ship at sea for weeks.
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Hantavirus usually spreads among rodents.
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WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus will help coordinate the evacuation.
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A cruise ship, MV Hondius, is nearing the Canary Islands for an evacuation due to a hantavirus outbreak.
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