Hantavirus: Passengers leave Tenerife on evacuation flights

"Spain, France, Germany, the UK, US and the Netherlands have sent planes to evacuate passengers from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship, which is anchored off Tenerife. While health officials insist there is little danger of the virus spreading, evacuation teams are also taking heavy precautions"

"The vessel did not dock and is anchored in the harbor None of the remaining passengers or crew had shown signs of symptoms, until one French national did during a flight from Tenerife to France The US, the UK, and several European countries dispatched aircraft to evacuate their citizens"

"A transport plane from Tenerife to Eindhoven military airport landed late on Sunday. It was carrying 26 passengers or crew from the MV Hondius, including eight Dutch nationals and four Germans. Specialists, including from the Red Cross, were awaiting the plane's arrvial. The four Germans were set to be transported to Frankfurt."

"According to authorities in the Netherlands all the passengers will be quarantined for around six weeks. Netherlands residents would be transported home for isolatioon while citizens of other countries without alternative options would be taken to a "quarantine location," the"

The MV Hondius arrived off the Spanish port of Granadilla, Tenerife, and remained anchored without docking. Health officials reported little danger of hantavirus spreading. Evacuation flights were organized by Spain, France, Germany, the UK, the US, and the Netherlands to remove citizens from the ship. A French national developed symptoms during a flight from Tenerife to France, prompting further precautions. A Netherlands transport plane landed at Eindhoven military airport carrying 26 passengers or crew, including eight Dutch nationals and four Germans. Specialists, including from the Red Cross, awaited the plane’s arrival. Dutch authorities planned quarantine for about six weeks, with Dutch residents transported home for isolation and other citizens taken to a quarantine location if they lacked alternatives.

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