Hantavirus Cruise Crisis: Hondius Ties Up Off Tenerife as Evacuations Begin
TL;DR
The hantavirus outbreak aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius reached Tenerife as the vessel docked off Granadilla and evacuations were planned; WHO said the local risk remains low, while US passengers may be monitored at home rather than quarantined. Repatriation flights to EU and non-EU countries are being arranged, and three people linked to the outbreak have died among the more than 100 passengers remaining onboard.
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