Hantavirus-hit cruise ship arrives in Tenerife with Spanish passengers to be evacuated first – Europe live
Summary
A cruise ship with a hantavirus outbreak arrived in Tenerife, Spain, where passengers and crew are being evacuated by nationality. No one on board has symptoms, and health officials say the risk of the virus spreading to the public is low.Key Facts
- The cruise ship MV Hondius docked in Tenerife with 146 passengers from 20 different countries.
- Hantavirus is a serious viral infection that can cause flu-like symptoms and breathing problems.
- No passengers or crew currently show symptoms, but they have been kept in their cabins to stop the virus from spreading.
- The 19 UK passengers and 3 crew will be flown to a hospital in the UK for quarantine.
- Passengers from other countries will be flown back home on separate flights and asked to isolate for 42 days.
- Spanish health officials and the World Health Organization have said there is little risk of a wider outbreak.
- Three people have died from hantavirus linked to this ship before it arrived in Tenerife.
- The evacuation is scheduled to finish by tomorrow, with Spanish citizens leaving first.
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