Overview
- Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Tuesday the outbreak totals 11 confirmed infections and three deaths and he warned more cases could appear during the 42‑day incubation window that runs to June 21.
- Spain confirmed a second PCR for one evacuated passenger as positive with low fever and mild breathing trouble, while the other 13 Spaniards again tested negative and remain in 42‑day isolation at Madrid’s Gómez Ulla hospital.
- Spanish authorities completed a staged disembarkation in Tenerife for 94 people of 19 nationalities and the MV Hondius is sailing to the Netherlands with a reduced crew as the operator pauses trips and plans deep cleaning.
- Health agencies in France and the United States reported evacuees who tested positive or developed symptoms, highlighting that practices differ by country even as WHO recommends active daily checks for 42 days.
- Officials identified the Andes strain, which can spread between close contacts and has a long incubation, and investigators are tracing exposures on earlier shore excursions and shared flights while labs compare viral sequences to strains circulating in Argentina, Chile and Uruguay.