Foreign Office 'working urgently' to help Britons on virus-hit cruise get home

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper says the situation is "very serious and deeply stressful" for those involved.

3 People Are Evacuated From Cruise Ship With Hantavirus Outbreak

Three people with possible symptoms of the disease were evacuated on Wednesday morning from the Dutch-flagged MV Hondius.

By Claire Moses

Spain to repatriate 150 passengers from cruise hit by rat-borne virus

Hantavirus outbreak has killed three passengers on ship, which is en route to Tenerife

Hantavirus-hit cruise ship to head to Canary Islands as Swiss confirm new case

More than 140 people remain on the Hondius, which will take about three days to reach the Spanish archipelago for screening. A local official has criticized the plan.

By Victoria Craw

Crew members on hantavirus cruise ship to be evacuated | First Thing

Several sick crew members are to be medically evacuated from vessel, as Canary Islands government objects to docking plans. Plus: the Mexico City nightclub that charges Americans 90% more Good morning. Several crew members on the MV Hondius are being prepared for medical evacuation to the Netherlands, as the cruise ship continues to be marooned off the coast of Cape Verde following a suspected hantavirus outbreak that is believed to have killed at least three passengers. What is hantavirus? I...

By Vivian Ho

Doctor warns 'terrifying' cruise virus can be mistaken for flu before turning deadly

Doctor sounds alarm over deadly hantavirus outbreak on Atlantic cruise ship, saying flu-like symptoms and a 38% mortality rate make it highly dangerous.

Canary Islands refuses to allow MV Hondius with hantavirus to dock

Three people have died from the disease so far but the WHO says the risk to the public is still 'low'.

Pope to inaugurate Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia in June trip to Spain

Pope Leo will inaugurate the soaring central tower of Barcelona’s famed Sagrada Familia basilica when he visits Spain next month in a weeklong trip that will also take him to a migrant reception centre in the Canary Islands, the Vatican said on Wednesday. The June 6-12 visit will first bring Leo to Madrid for meetings with the government, parliament and King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia. He will also preside over a prayer vigil with young people that will recall the last time a pope visited...

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Hantavirus: Canary Islands objects to docking of cruise ship

Spain has given the green light for the cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak to dock on the island of Tenerife. However, officials in the Canary Islands have objected to the move. DW has the latest.

Hantavirus: Latest updates on the ongoing outbreak aboard the MV Hondius

A luxury cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak and marooned for days off the coast of Cape Verde ​with close to 150 people on board was due to head to Spain, while South Africa confirmed it identified among the victims a strain of the virus that can spread among humans.

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Hantavirus outbreaks rarely happen. This Andes strain is ‘a complicated public-health situation.’

At least two people departed the MV Hondius cruise ship in late April and one has tested positive for the Andes strain, a type of hantavirus.

By Jaimy Lee

‘Why us?’ Tenerife locals fear hantavirus cruise ship arrival will repeat Covid pandemic ordeal

The Spanish government sparked a furious backlash after saying that the virus-stricken MV Hondius would dock in Tenerife by the end of the week. Islanders tell Graham Keeley that the arrival of the ship evokes memories of the crisis in 2020

By Graham Keeley

Hantavirus Hit Cruise Ship Expected To Sail To Canary Islands—Third Case Confirmed - Forbes

Hantavirus Hit Cruise Ship Expected To Sail To Canary Islands—Third Case Confirmed  Forbes

Spanish passenger on the ‘Hondius’: ‘There are 23 people who got off on Saint Helena and have been wandering around’

Health authorities only began contacting the passengers who left the ship on Tuesday

By Enrique Alpañés

Hantavirus that killed 3 on cruise ship capable of human transmission: 10 things to know

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Hantavirus case confirmed in Switzerland: What we know so far about human-to-human transmission

Swiss authorities have confirmed a hantavirus case in a man who was previously a passenger on the MV Hondius cruise ship.

3 dead, 150 stranded: Inside the luxury Atlantic cruise facing a rare ‘human-to-human’ Hantavirus outbreak

Canary Islands government rejects hantavirus-hit cruise ship docking there as eighth case confirmed and three evacuated

Two crew members with suspected hantavirus has been medically evacuated from the cruise ship linked to the outbreak.

Hantavirus Outbreak Kills 3 In Atlantic Cruise Ship : What We Know So Far

Hantavirus is a rare disease that usually spreads from infected rodents, typically through urine, droppings and saliva.

Life aboard the stranded hantavirus cruise ship

Three more passengers have been evacuated from MV Hondius, amid docking disputes and prospect of lengthy quarantine period

By Will Barker, The Week UK

Three Evacuated From Cruise Ship Amid Fatal Hantavirus Outbreak

Three patients have been evacuated from the cruise ship at the center of the deadly hantavirus outbreak, with 8 potential cases in total now being reported by the World Health Organization (WHO). WHO announced early Wednesday morning three…

By TMZ Staff

Hantavirus-hit cruise ship to sail to Spain; rare Andes strain confirmed

Since start of outbreak, World Health Organization says risk to broader public remains low

By Reuters

WHO chief says hantavirus outbreak not like start of Covid pandemic

The head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday that a deadly hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship does not resemble the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic, after n...

Suspected hantavirus cases to be evacuated from cruise ship - The Daily Star

Suspected hantavirus cases to be evacuated from cruise ship  The Daily Star

Three suspected hantavirus cases evacuated from cruise ship – WHO

Three people believed to have been infected with hantavirus have been evacuated from a cruise ship off Cape Verde and are being taken to the Netherlands, the WHO chief said Wednesday. The post Three suspected hantavirus cases evacuated from cruise ship – WHO appeared first on Vanguard News.

By Henry Oduah

Cruise passengers tell of life on board stranded ship after hantavirus outbreak

"We're not just a story. We're not just headlines, we're people with families, with lives, with people waiting for us at home," said a tearful Jake Rosmarin.

By Emmanuel Tetteh