"Spanish authorities are readying to receive 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 US and UK will send planes to evacuate their citizens from the MV Hondius, which is headed for Tenerife, in Spain's Canary Islands."
"No passengers with symptoms are left on the cruise ship, according to the cruise company. 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."
"The MV Hondius is expected to arrive at the port of Granadilla, Tenerife, in the early hours of Sunday [File: May 6]Image: Misper Apawu/AP Photo/dpa/picture alliance Spanish authorities are preparing to receive more than 140 passengers and crew onboard a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship headed for the Canary Islands, where health officials say they will perform careful evacuations. The vessel is expected to arrive Sunday at the Spanish island of Tenerife, off the coast of West Africa."
"Both the US and the UK have agreed to send planes to evacuate their citizens from the cruise ship. Various health bodies around the world have been making sure that the public is aware of the processes going into tracing and tracking people linked to the cruise ship. There have been six confirmed cases of hantavirus linked to the ship and all six have been confirmed as Andes virus, a type of hantavirus."
The MV Hondius is traveling to the Canary Islands after a hantavirus outbreak linked to the ship. The WHO has confirmed six hantavirus cases associated with the vessel, and all confirmed cases are Andes virus. No passengers with symptoms remain on the cruise ship, according to the cruise company, though some passengers disembarked earlier and have prompted global tracing efforts. Spanish health officials plan careful evacuations for more than 140 passengers and crew expected to arrive in Tenerife. The ship is expected to dock at Granadilla in the early hours of Sunday. The US and UK will send planes to evacuate their citizens. The WHO expects additional cases may appear but considers the overall risk low and not comparable to COVID-19.
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