Cruise Ship Linked to Hantavirus Outbreak Arrives in Spain’s Canary Islands for Disembarking

The MV Hondius, the cruise ship that had carried passengers infected with hantavirus, anchored off the Spanish territory, where other passengers would soon disembark.

By Lynsey Chutel and Carlos Barragán

Evacuation of hantavirus-hit ship off Canary Islands begins

Passengers and some of the crew are to evacuate before the ship, where an outbreak of hantavirus led to the deaths of three people, continues on its way to the Netherlands.

Cruise ship hit by hantavirus arrives in Tenerife to evacuate passengers

MV Hondius anchors offshore carrying 146 people as authorities scramble to get planes to take them home The cruise ship at the centre of a deadly outbreak of hantavirus has arrived in Tenerife for the evacuation of those onboard. The ship arrived in the Canary Islands in the early hours of Sunday morning carrying 146 people, after three people died of the virus and eight more became ill. Continue reading...

By Robyn Vinter in Tenerife

Cruise ship linked to deadly hantavirus outbreak arrives off Tenerife as passenger evacuation begins

The cruise ship linked to a deadly hantavirus outbreak arrived off Tenerife, where Spanish health authorities plan to test and evacuate passengers to their home countries.

Cruise ship hit by hantavirus outbreak arrives in Tenerife

Hantavirus is usually spread by rodents but can in rare cases be transmitted person to person.

Spanish passengers start disembarkation from ship hit by hantavirus

Eight people on board fell ill, including three who died. Hantavirus is usually spread by rodents but can in rare cases be transmitted person-to-person.

Cruise ship dealing with hantavirus outbreak arrives at port in Spain's Canary Islands

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Hantavirus: First evacuation flight leaves Tenerife

Spanish nationals were the first to leave the ship anchored off Tenerife and will be quarantined on arrival in Madrid. Follow DW for more.

Singapore pair test negative for hantavirus after cruise ship outbreak

Two Singapore residents who had been on board a hantavirus-hit cruise ship have tested negative to the rare respiratory disease, according to Singapore’s Communicable Diseases Agency (CDA). The two men aged 65 and 67 had been on the MV Hondius and also the same flight as a confirmed hantavirus case from St Helena to Johannesburg on April 25, the CDA said a day earlier. The confirmed case did not travel to the city state and died in South Africa. The CDA’s National Public Health Laboratory...

By Agence France-Presse

International evacuation underway as cruise ship passengers return home

Spanish passengers and crew from the quarantined ship have begun disembarking as an international evacuation effort unfolds in the Canary Islands. Authorities say strict health protocols are in place, while officials and experts stress the virus poses far less risk than COVID-19 despite growing public concern. FRANCE 24's Sarah Morris reports.

By FRANCE24

Hantavirus-hit cruise ship arrives in Tenerife, passengers expected to return home

Hantavirus-hit cruise ship passengers start disembarking in Spain, to be checked for symptoms

Passengers from a quarantined cruise ship, the MV Hondius, began disembarking off Tenerife after a hantavirus outbreak linked to the Andes strain. Three deaths and five positive cases were reported, prompting an international evacuation and medical screening for over 140 individuals on board.

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Hantavirus cruise ship crisis: Where the outbreak stands as MV Hondius reaches Spain’s Canary Islands for evacuation

Hantavirus cruise outbreak update: What happens to the passengers on board?

Spanish passengers of the hantavirus-hit MV Hondius will be the first to disembark the boat in groups of five and be taken to the shore.

Hantavirus Update: "This is Not Another COVID" Says WHO Chief In Message To Worried Tenerife Residents

Many residents on Tenerife remember the fear and disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic and are anxious. Protests have taken place near the planned docking area.

All passengers on hantavirus-hit ship considered high-risk contacts, EU health agency says

All passengers on the cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak are considered high-risk contacts as ​a precautionary measure, Europe’s public health agency said ‌ahead of the ship’s expected anchoring on Sunday off the Spanish island of Tenerife. Passengers without symptoms will be repatriated for ​self-quarantine via specially arranged transport, not regular commercial ​flights, by their respective countries, the European Centre ⁠for Disease Prevention and Control said on Saturday ​as...

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First group of passengers evacuated from hantavirus-stricken cruise ship, as Irish citizens set to be flown home to quarantine

A first group of passengers, all Spanish nationals, has begun to disembark into a small boat from the cruise ship which was hit by a hantavirus outbreak and is headed to Tenerife's Port of Granadilla.

First passengers evacuated from virus-hit cruise ship

Follow live updates as Spanish authorities begin the evacuation of a cruise ship which was hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak.

Spanish health officials board hantavirus ship to start evacuating passengers

Spain has begun the evacuation process of passengers from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship anchored near Tenerife on Sunday, with health officials boarding the boat to conduct a final check and begin disembarking passengers, Spain’s Health Ministry said. Spanish nationals will be the first to disembark on small boats in groups of five and taken to […]

Cruise ship hit by hantavirus outbreak arrives in Tenerife, passengers considered high-risk

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus arrived on Saturday evening in Tenerife alongside Spain's interior and health ministers and its minister for territorial policy.

Hantavirus-hit cruise ship arrives in Spain's Canary Islands

A cruise ship hit with a deadly hantavirus outbreak arrived in Spain's Canary Islands Sunday, where most of the nearly 150 people on board will be evacuated and flown home after weeks at sea.

By RFI

Evacuation of hantavirus-hit ship begins in Canary Islands

Passengers and some of the crew are expected to evacuate before the ship continues on its way to the Netherlands.

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NZers on cruise with hantavirus outbreak could face quarantine on return

It's believed only one New Zealander is on board the MV Hondius, which is docking in the Canary Islands in Spain on Sunday.

Evacuation of hantavirus-hit ship begins in Canary Islands

GRANADILLA DE ABONA (SPAIN) - Occupants of a cruise ship struck by a deadly hantavirus outbreak that has sparked international alarm began leaving the vessel in Spain's Canary Islands on Sunday for their repatriation.

Hantavirus: WHO says risk remains low as cruise ship heads to Tenerife

Mr Ghebreyesus said he was addressing residents directly due to anxiety triggered by the approaching vessel, the MV Hondius, which had recorded confirmed infections during its voyage The post Hantavirus: WHO says risk remains low as cruise ship heads to Tenerife appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

By Fortune Eromonsele

Final evacuation flight for hantavirus-hit ship leaves Monday — Minister

The final evacuation flight for a cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak is scheduled to depart the Canary Islands on Monday, says Spain’s health Read More: https://punchng.com/final-evacuation-flight-for-hantavirus-hit-ship-leaves-monday-minister/

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Hondius arrives at Tenerife for hantavirus evacuation; 29 to fly to Eindhoven

The Dutch-flagged cruise ship MV Hondius arrived early Sunday at anchor in the port of Granadilla de Abona on Tenerife, where Spanish authorities immediately began evacuating about 150 remaining pa

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Spain starts evacuating virus-hit cruise ship in Tenerife

Spain has started evacuating passengers from a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship anchored near Tenerife in the Canary Islands.

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