Spain opens port to hantavirus-hit cruise ship as rare Andes strain confirmed A luxury cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak and marooned for days off the coast of Cabo Verde with close to 150 people on board was due to head to Spain, while South Africa confirmed it identified among the victims a strain of the virus that can – in rare cases – spread among humans. The ship will dock “within three days” at Granadilla on the island of Tenerife, Spain’s health minister said on Wednesday, despite opposition from the Canary Islands regional government. “A joint...
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A luxury cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak and marooned for days off the coast of Cabo Verde with close to 150 people on board was due to head to Spain, while South Africa confirmed it identified among the victims a strain of the virus that can – in rare cases – spread among humans. The ship will dock “within three days” at Granadilla on the island of Tenerife, Spain’s health minister said on Wednesday, despite opposition from the Canary Islands regional government. “A joint...
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May 6, 2026, 02:03 PM UTC
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Spain agrees to receive hantavirus-hit cruise ship in Canary Islands following WHO request The Spanish government on Tuesday night authorised the docking in the Canary Islands of the polar cruise ship MV Hondius, on which a hantavirus outbreak has already left three people dead, after Cape Verdean authorities denied it entry to their ports and following a formal request from the World Health Organization (WHO) that invoked Spain's “moral and legal obligation” to assist the 147 passengers and crew on board, including 14 Spanish citizens.
Virus-struck cruise ship heads for Spain as evacuees arrive in Europe Health officials have played down fears of a wider global outbreak from the virus.
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