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hantavirus cruise ship arrival The director general of the World Health Organization (WHO) has sought to reassure residents of Tenerife that their risk
hantavirus. The WHO says more cases are possible, but the risk to public health remains low. Speaking to reporters on Thursday, the UN health agency’s chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyeus said the WHO had been
risk contacts as a precautionary 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
health officials "to ensure that any symptoms are identified and appropriate care can be provided promptly". Thirteen Dutch nationals - eight passengers and five crew members - were on board the ship when it docked in Tenerife
ship who are not displaying symptoms, so they can be repatriated once docking Tenerife in the coming days. Three people on the MV Hondius have died since 11 April. As of Thursday, there have been
ship started its journey to Tenerife, the WHO said. Two doctors are on board along with infectious disease experts from the WHO and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, who are conducting
hantavirus, which has killed three people on the ship.  The ship will remain
ship hit by hantavirus has arrived in the UK. They flew home from Tenerife on a charter flight after the HV Hondius docked there early on Sunday morning and will now be taken to Arrowe
Health Organization (WHO) said the risk posed by the hantavirus to the wider public remained low despite the deaths on the MV Hondius cruise ship. So what is the hantavirus, how does it spread
ship approaches Tenerife, the people of the Spanish island await it with a mixture of uncertainty and, in some cases, anger. The Spanish government has agreed with the World Health Organization (WHO) that the passengers
Health](https://www.theguardian.com/society/health) and Human Services said. ***Robyn Vinter*** has been on the ground in Tenerife all weekend. “Throughout Sunday, dozens of people were brought to shore in blue plastic ponchos and face coverings
Tenerife. The WHO said on Tuesday that Spain would “welcome” the ship, which would enable an investigation and assessment of the risk to the remaining passengers. The WHO’s epidemic and pandemic preparedness and prevention
ship are Dutch, including eight passengers and five crew members. The three deaths so far include two Dutch nationals, a husband and wife. The woman tested positive for hantavirus and died in South Africa
ship? Passengers on the MV Hondius anchored at Tenerife were evacuated and escorted to shore by officials in full protective gear on small boats on Sunday. They were then put on planes that began
ship MV Hondius, which had three passengers die from Hantavirus last month and eight more reported cases, is expected to arrive on Sunday May 10 in Tenerife, where the remaining passengers will be repatriated
Tenerife](/news/2026/5/6/spain-agrees-to-let-hantavirus-hit-cruise-ship-dock-in-canary-islands), off the coast of West Africa, early Sunday morning. Passengers will be taken to a “completely isolated, cordoned-off area”, said the head of Spain’s emergency services, Virginia Barcones. World Health Organization
hantavirus](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/07/where-cruise-ship-hantavirus-from-what-next-canary-islands), which is endemic in Argentina, where the ship departed in April. But health officials have insisted that the risk for global public health is low and played down comparisons
risk Americans home, according to [reporting](https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/05/20/white-house-resisted-letting-doctor-with-ebola-return-us/) by the Washington Post. Pillai would not confirm in the press conference on Wednesday that the White House made this decision, instead pointing to “the conditions
hantavirus outbreak that has since been linked to seven confirmed cases, two suspected cases and three deaths. As the ship approached the Canary Islands in May, Spanish authorities initially refused to allow it to dock
Hantavirus typically spreads from rodents, but health experts believe that in this case, it may have passed between humans that were in close contact. Testing to confirm whether other people on the ship have contracted