Hantavirus cruise ship heads for Tenerife as Europe coordinates evacuations
TL;DR
European health authorities are evacuating suspected hantavirus cases from the MV Hondius as the ship heads toward Tenerife for a planned docking, with patients being treated in the Netherlands, Germany and Switzerland; the World Health Organization says the overall public-health risk remains low while cross-border responses proceed.
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