Madrid, May 26 (IANS) The Spanish Ministry of Health confirmed a new positive case of hantavirus among the 14 Spaniards who were among the passengers of the cruise ship MV Hondius affected by an outbreak of the disease while crossing the Atlantic Ocean in April.The 14 Spanish nationals from the vessel were evacuated from the island of Tenerife in a tightly controlled operation on May 10 and have since remained in preventive quarantine at Madrid’s Gomez Ulla Central Defence Hospital.The latest po…
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Eindhoven, May 12 (IANS) The last two evacuation flights carrying passengers and crew from the hantavirus-hit cruise MV Hondius landed at Eindhoven Air Base in the Netherlands on Tuesday.According to the Dutch Foreign Ministry, the first flight, operated by Australian authorities, carried six passengers. The second, a Dutch-organized flight, transported 22 crew members from the luxury cruise vessel, including one Dutch national and 21 individuals of other nationalities.The first aircraft landed …
Tenerife, May 11 (IANS) Javier Padilla, Spain’s Secretary of State for health, said on social media that the evacuation of passengers and some crew members from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship MV Hondius has been underway as planned, with more than 90 people expected to be evacuated by the end of the day.According to a video released by the official X account of the Spanish Interior Ministry’s General Secretariat for Civil Protection and Emergencies, 49 passengers and crew members from 14 differe…