Passengers from hantavirus ship arrive in US; 3 people in biocontainment
Hantavirus outbreak
A US passenger tested “mildly positive,” but WHO is calling it “inconclusive” for now.
Persons with protective suits wait in line after disembarking from the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius docked in the port of Granadilla de Abona on the island of Tenerife in Spain's Canary Islands on May 11, 2026. Credit: Getty | JORGE GUERRERO
The cruise ship rocked by an unprecedented Andes hantavirus outbreak arrived in the Canary Islands off the coast of Tenerife Island over the weekend and is being evacuated. At least one new case has been identified amid the disembarkment.
As of Monday morning, officials for the World Health Organization reported that the last of the passengers of the MV Hondiuscruise ship are expected to be evacuated today. Thirty crew will remain on board and see the ship back to Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Prior to the evacuation there were 147 people...
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