Hantavirus-hit cruise ship nears Canary Islands for WHO-coordinated evacuation
The MV Hondius, struck by a Hantavirus outbreak with three confirmed deaths, is approaching Spain's Canary Islands for a large-scale evacuation. The WHO is coordinating the operation to fly passengers home.
A cruise ship hit with a deadly hantavirus outbreak is headed for Spainโs 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 shipโs evacuation. Three passengers from the ship โ a Dutch husband and wife and a German woman โ have died, while others have fallen sick with the...