Overview
- The MV Hondius arrived in Rotterdam on Monday to be cleaned and inspected, with 25 crew members and two medical staff disembarking into quarantine.
- Canada’s public health agency confirmed Sunday that a Yukon passenger tested positive for the Andes strain and is in hospital isolation in Victoria.
- Health agencies count about nine laboratory-confirmed infections linked to the voyage and three deaths, with totals still being reviewed as more tests come back.
- After controlled evacuations in Tenerife, passengers were flown to more than 20 countries and are now in monitored isolation under 42-day rules because incubation can last up to six weeks.
- The Andes virus is mainly spread by contact with infected rodent droppings and only rarely between people after close, prolonged contact, and the ship must pass disinfection and public health checks before any future sailings.