Overview
- Britain’s health agency on Friday confirmed two infections in connection with the cluster tied to the MV Hondius, with a third suspected on Tristan da Cunha.
- The ship is sailing from Cape Verde to Tenerife and is expected to reach the Canary Islands this weekend for testing and a phased, tightly controlled disembarkation.
- Three people left the vessel on Wednesday for treatment or evaluation, including two ill crew flown toward the Netherlands and a 65-year-old German contact now under precautionary care in Düsseldorf.
- WHO reports five lab-confirmed infections and three deaths and says the overall public risk is low as authorities trace 82 passengers from flight 4Z132 linked to a deceased traveler.
- Spain plans to clinically assess all remaining passengers and crew on arrival and then repatriate them, with Spanish nationals expected to quarantine at a Madrid military hospital under contingency plans.