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Evacuation of passengers from cruise ship with hantavirus begins, 40 passengers disembark
2026-05-10 17:14:27 / BOTA
So far, about 46 people have disembarked from the hantavirus-infected MV Hondius cruise ship, according to Diana Rojas Alvarez, head of health operations at the World Health Organization.
The disembarkation process will continue until sunset, before resuming tomorrow morning, Alvarez said today at a press conference.
So far, passengers from Spain, France, Canada and the Netherlands have been evacuated, according to the WHO. Alvarez said all remaining passengers are expected to disembark by Monday evening. There were a total of 146 passengers and crew on board when the ship arrived in Tenerife.
The MV Hondius will then travel to its "original port" in the Netherlands, Alvarez said. She added that it will have 30 crew members on board, along with a medical team.
Also at the press conference, Maria Van Kerkhove, director of the WHO's Department of Epidemic and Pandemic Threat Management, praised the "extraordinary coordination" involved in the process between the WHO, Spain and other nations.
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