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.

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.