Three evacuated from Dutch-flagged cruise ship MV Hondius over possible hantavirus symptoms
Three people with possible symptoms of hantavirus were evacuated on Wednesday morning from the Dutch-flagged cruise ship MV Hondius.The confirmed detail adds that the evacuations took place after symptoms were reported on board the vessel.The supplied material does not say where the ship was at the time or how the evacuations were carried out.No deaths or wider casualty figures are confirmed in the available rows.The only immediate response described is the removal of the three people from the ship.The case matters because it involves a suspected infectious disease incident in a confined maritime setting, where illness can affect passengers and... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 06 May 2026 12:30 LONDON
Spain says hantavirus-hit cruise ship will head to Canary Islands after evacuations
Spain says the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius is expected to continue to the Canary Islands in three to four days, after urgent medical evacuations are arranged for crew members seriously ill with hantavirus.The vessel is currently anchored off Praia, the capital of Cape Verde, after authorities there barred it from docking.Three deaths have been linked to the outbreak, and officials say two crew members, including the ship's doctor, need urgent evacuation.Spain's health ministry said the doctor will be flown to the Canary Islands on a hospital aircraft, while another seriously ill crew member is due to be evacuated via... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 05 May 2026 12:00 LONDON
Three die after suspected hantavirus outbreak on Atlantic cruise ship
Three people have died after a suspected virus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship in the Atlantic, according to the World Health Organization.One confirmed hantavirus case and five suspected cases are now under investigation.The ship was travelling from Argentina to Cape Verde when the outbreak was reported.The WHO said it was helping coordinate between member states and the ship's operators, including medical evacuation for two symptomatic passengers.South African health officials said the first person to show symptoms was a 70-year-old passenger who died on board.His 69-year-old wife was evacuated to South Africa and later died in a Johannesburg hospital.A... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 03 May 2026 20:00 LONDON
