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Two Spanish citizens have died and 90 remain unaccounted for following recent earthquakes, including Isabel Jara, the delegate of the Canary Islands Government in Venezuela. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also confirmed the death of a Venezuelan driver for the Spanish Embassy in Caracas, along with his wife and two daughters.
A cruise ship with confirmed hantavirus cases is sailing towards the Canary Islands, leading to a dispute between the Spanish central government, which approved its docking, and the regional Canary Islands leader, who has rejected the decision.
WhatsApp messages have revealed tensions between the Canary Islands government, led by Clavijo, and the Spanish central government's Minister of Health during negotiations, with regional sources claiming a lack of room for negotiation.
An outbreak of the Andes variant of hantavirus has been confirmed on the cruise ship MV Hondius, with the WHO confirming human-to-human transmission and eight cases. The vessel has been denied permission to dock in the Canary Islands, leading to ongoing evacuations and global contact tracing efforts.
An unusual and deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship led to passenger isolation, medical airlifts, and an international investigation into its origins, particularly in Argentina. Health authorities are tracking potential spread, including to Europe and among flight passengers, due to the rare and concerning nature of the virus.
The President of the Canary Islands Government, Fernando Clavijo, has publicly aligned his regional executive with Spain’s official position, supporting Morocco’s autonomy proposal as a serious and credible framework for resolving the Sahara dispute.