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Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship arrives in Tenerife
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TENERIFE, Spain — The cruise ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak arrived early Sunday off the Spanish island of Tenerife, where the process of sending passengers back to their home countries will get underway.
Key facts
- The ship, the MV Hondius, could be seen in the distance around 5:30 a.m. local time Sunday (12:30 a.m
- At that time, the ship had 147 passengers and crew, but 34 passengers and crew had previously disembarked, the WHO said
- Hantavirus can have a fatality rate of around 40%-50%, the WHO says, and the elderly are particularly at risk
- His wife died at a South African clinic on April 26, the WHO said
Summary
The ship, the MV Hondius, could be seen in the distance around 5:30 a.m. local time Sunday (12:30 a.m. The Hondius has had six passengers with confirmed cases of hantavirus and two with suspected cases, the World Health Organization said Friday. Three of those people have died, officials said, including two who died while aboard the ship. After disembarking, passengers — all of whom are asymptomatic — will be brought on small boats to shore, where they will undergo a medical screening before boarding repatriation flights, Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, the WHO’s head of epidemic and pandemic preparedness, said Saturday.