Cruise ship at centre of suspected hantavirus outbreak blocked from docking in Cape Verde
deaths of three passengers onboard.
The statement on Monday came hours after global health officials said they were scrambling to investigate [the suspected outbreak](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/03/three-passengers-dead-after-suspected-hantavirus-outbreak-on-cruise-ship) of hantavirus, a disease primarily found in rodents