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Spain to Evacuate MV Hondius Passengers in Tenerife After Andes Hantavirus Cluster Confirmed

The plan moves people from ship to planes without public contact under WHO‑aligned safeguards.

Overview

  • WHO confirmed six Andes hantavirus cases linked to the cruise with three deaths, while the operator says no one on board has symptoms.
  • Spain will run a non-docking transfer on Sunday using small boats and sealed buses that take passengers straight to aircraft at Tenerife South.
  • Repatriation will proceed by nationality with the UK, US, Germany, France, Greece, the Netherlands and others arranging flights, with EU aircraft on standby.
  • Spanish passengers will quarantine at Madrid’s Gómez Ulla hospital in single rooms with PCR testing on arrival and again on day seven under a new protocol.
  • Health officials isolated two women in Alicante and Barcelona who sat near the Dutch passenger who later died, and both are being tested under the same rules.