"Spanish authorities are getting set to receive the MV Hondius, the cruise ship at the center of the hantavirus outbreak. The WHO has confirmed six hantavirus cases linked to the ship so far. The MV Hondius is currently headed towards the Canary Islands [File: April 24]Image: Emin Yogurtcuoglu/Anadolu/picture alliance Skip next section What you need to know The US and UK will send planes to evacuate their citizens from the MV Hondius, which is headed for Tenerife, in Spain's Canary Islands The cruise ship is set to arrive in Tenerife early on Sunday morning"
"The secretary-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said he had spoken to the captain of the MV Hondius after arriving in Spain on Saturday. "I am in direct communication with captain Jan Dobrogowski and [WHO] colleague on board Dr Freddy Banza-Mutoka," Tedros said in a post on X, adding that he had been briefed that there were no new recorded cases of hantavirus on the ship. Tedros said that he would "join senior government officials in a mission to Tenerife to oversee safe disembarkation of the passengers, crew members and health experts from MV Hondius cruise ship.""
"The WHO chief stressed that the "risk for the population of Canary Islands and globally remains low." The Dutch-flagged vessel is scheduled to arrive in Tenerife in the Some passengers disembarked from the ship before the infection was reported and countries around the world have raced to trace them and people they came into contact with The WHO anticipates that more cases might emerge but still deems the overall risk as low and dissimilar to COVID-19"
Spanish authorities are preparing to receive the MV Hondius cruise ship tied to a hantavirus outbreak. The WHO has confirmed six hantavirus cases linked to the ship. The vessel is headed toward the Canary Islands, with an arrival in Tenerife expected early Sunday morning. The cruise company states that no passengers with symptoms remain on board. Some passengers disembarked before the infection was reported, prompting international efforts to trace them and their contacts. WHO officials report direct communication with the ship’s captain and a briefing that no new cases have been recorded on the vessel. WHO expects additional cases may emerge but assesses the overall risk as low and not comparable to COVID-19.
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