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Hantavirus-hit cruise ship nears Canary Islands for WHO-led evacuation
May 10, 2026
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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...
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