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hantavirus outbreak after the evacuation of the last passengers from a disease-stricken cruise ship, the head of the UN health agency has said. But the World Health Organisation's chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned
hantavirus outbreak since it departed from Argentina a month ago. Spanish authorities have given permission for the ship to dock in the Canary Islands, despite concerns from local officials. [About 150 people are still aboard
Spain. Photograph: Chris McGrath/Getty Images The 17 American [passengers of the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/10/americans-hantavirus-cruise-ship-repatriated) MV Hondius, including one person who has tested positive, are being flown back to the US. After
Spain, allowing dozens of passengers from all over the world to begin making their way home. The MV Hondius set off from Argentina on 1 April, with 175 passengers and crew on board, according
measures in the port, an industrial facility in the south of Tenerife, increased notably on Saturday. Spain's military police and disaster response teams have both set up large reception tents and access
quarantine. “This is an unprecedented operation in response to an international health alert involving 23 countries,” Spain’s health minister, Mónica García, told Spain’s state radio broadcaster, RNE, on Friday morning. “We’re coordinating
passengers are expected to undergo quarantine measures there to help prevent any possible spread of the virus. Nebraska is home to both the federally supported National Quarantine Unit and the Nebraska Biocontainment Unit. “Nebraska Medicine
Spain’s health minister has said. The UK’s initial Covid quarantine site at Arrowe Park hospital in Wirral, [Merseyside](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/merseyside), is being used to house 20 British passengers who were tested
Spain’s Ministry of Health has announced, with the World Health Organization (WHO) confirming 11 cases, [including](/news/2026/5/7/who-confirms-five-cases-of-hantavirus-linked-to-cruise-ship) three people from the cruise who have died. The man who was confirmed infected on Tuesday
quarantine and constant monitoring of high-risk contacts. “At the moment, there is no sign that we are seeing the start of a larger outbreak, but of course the situation could change and, given
measures and access to testing, according to the agency. One of the women who died was a passenger from Germany. According to the WHO, the woman initially developed a fever on 28 April and eventually
Spain’s Canary Islands concluded a complex operation in which 94 people were evacuated and repatriated to about 20 countries where they have entered a period of quarantine. Officials from the US Department of Health
measures for contact cases and to protect the population”. Another four French passengers have so far tested negative, and authorities have identified 22 contact cases. The US Department of Health and Human Services [said
hantavirus, should be allowed to disembark there this weekend. It has travelled from Cape Verde, where three people were evacuated due to illness. On Friday, some Tenerife dock workers gathered outside the Canary Islands' parliament
measure, Europe’s public health agency said late on Saturday as part of its rapid scientific advice. In Tenerife, the passengers will be tested by Spanish health authorities to ensure they remain asymptomatic and will
passengers of the health event," World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a statement. A total of 146 people from 23 different countries remain aboard the MV Hondius under "strict precautionary measures", Oceanwide
Spain. **Chris McGrath/Getty Images** Chris McGrath/Getty Images Seventeen U.S. cruise passengers are expected to return stateside early Monday, after weeks aboard the M/V Hondius, the cruise ship at the center of a deadly [hantavirus outbreak