WHO chief reassures Tenerife residents ahead of arrival of virus-hit cruise ship

"This is not another Covid," Tedros Ghebreyesus tells islanders before MV Hondius docks on Sunday.

Spanish island braces for arrival of Hantavirus cruise ship

The MV Hondius, hit by a hantavirus outbreak, is set to anchor off Tenerife, in the Canary Islands, on Sunday. About 80 passengers will be evacuated by Zodiac boats and immediately repatriated by plane. The operation is being overseen by the World Health Organization's director general.

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Hantavirus outbreak: UK to isolate cruise ship passengers in ex-Covid hospital

UK health authorities are gearing up to receive about 24 people from a virus-hit cruise ship, who will be isolated in a hospital once used for Covid-19 patients, NHS officials said Saturday. They are currently on board the Dutch ship, the MV Hondius, due to anchor off Spain’s Canary Islands on Sunday. Most of the nearly 150 people on board will be evacuated and flown home to their home countries after weeks at sea, in a carefully prepared repatriation effort. Among them are about 24 British...

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Hantavirus: WHO chief reassures Tenerife residents as Spain prepares for cruise ship's arrival

The WHO chief has reassured Tenerife residents, as Spanish authorities prepare to receive the MV Hondius, the cruise ship at the center of the hantavirus outbreak.

European nations dispatch planes to evacuate citizens from hantavirus-hit cruise ship

Germany, France, Belgium, Ireland, and the Netherlands will send planes to evacuate their citizens aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship ​hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak, Spain's interior minister said on Saturday, adding that transport will also be arranged by the European Union, the US and the UK for the remaining passengers.

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WHO says hantavirus is 'not another COVID-19' and that the public health risk 'remains low'

The MV Hondius, a cruise ship, faced an outbreak of hantavirus among its passengers. AFP via Getty Images The WHO's director-general said the current hantavirus outbreak "is not another COVID-19." An outbreak on a cruise ship has led to three deaths so far. The ship will arrive in the Canary Islands off Spain's coast on Sunday to evacuate passengers. The World Health Organization's director-general said the current hantavirus outbreak, which is so far linked to the deaths of three people, i...

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European states to send planes to evacuate citizens from hantavirus-hit cruise ship

Germany, France, Belgium, Ireland, and the Netherlands will send planes to evacuate their citizens aboard the Tenerife-bound cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak, Spain’s interior minister said in Madrid on Saturday. The European Union is sending two further planes for remaining European citizens, Fernando Grande-Marlaska added. The US and UK have confirmed planes […]

Hantavirus Outbreak: Indian Expert Shares WHO Protocols, Response Times For Infectious Disease Outbreaks

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Number of European countries to send planes to evacuate passengers on hantavirus-hit cruise ship

Germany, France, Belgium and the Netherlands have confirmed that they will send planes to evacuate nationals from their respective countries aboard the Tenerife-bound cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak, Spain's interior minister said in Madrid on Saturday.

WHO chief arrives in Spain before hantavirus-hit ship evacuation

The World Health Organisation (WHO) chief said on Saturday he had arrived in Spain and would join government officials to oversee the disembarkation of a hantavirus-hit cruise ship in the Canary Islands. “I arrived in Spain, where I will join senior government officials in a mission to Tenerife to oversee safe disembarkation of the passengers, crew members and health experts from MV Hondius cruise ship,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on X, stressing, “at this stage, there are no additional ...

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European states to send planes to evacuate citizens from hantavirus-hit cruise ship

The World Health Organization said on Friday that eight people had fallen ill, including three who died, a Dutch couple and a German national.

Tenerife prepares for arrival of hantavirus cruise ship as WHO chief to oversee evacuation

The MV Hondius is expected to arrive in Tenerife in the early hours of tomorrow morning.

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UK to isolate cruise ship passengers in ex-Covid hospital

UK to isolate about 24 passengers from a virus-hit cruise ship in a former Covid hospital. Learn about the planned cruise ship quarantine measures. Read More: https://punchng.com/uk-to-isolate-cruise-ship-passengers-in-ex-covid-hospital/

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Hantavirus: UK to isolate cruise ship passengers in ex-Covid hospital – NHS officials

Among them are about 24 British passengers and crew, as well as two people from Ireland. None are currently showing any symptoms of hantavirus. The post Hantavirus: UK to isolate cruise ship passengers in ex-Covid hospital – NHS officials appeared first on Vanguard News.

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Dutch passengers ordered into six-week home quarantine after deadly hantavirus outbreak

Dutch authorities have ordered all Dutch passengers aboard the cruise ship Hondi

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WHO monitors rare hantavirus outbreak aboard cruise ship; three dead 

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it is closely monitoring a rare outbreak of hantavirus-linked severe respiratory illness aboard a Dutch-flagged cruise ship after seven cases, including three deaths, were reported among passengers and crew.

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