A boat beside cruise ship MV Hondius anchored off Cape Verde port, on the day sick passengers were evacuated by boat from the cruise ship, in Praia Port, Cape Verde, in this screengrab obtained from a video, May 5, 2026. Reuters TV via ReutersGENEVA/MADRID—A luxury cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak and marooned since Sunday off the coast of Cape Verde left for Spain on Wednesday, a Reuters witness said, after three people, two of them seriously ill, were evacuated.The MV Hondius, with nearly 150 people on board, is expected to dock in Spain’s Tenerife, in the Canary Islands, within three days, Spain’s Health Minister Monica Garcia said, adding that those still on board were not presenting any symptoms of the disease.
Hantavirus-Hit Cruise Ship Heads to Spain After 3 People Evacuated
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