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Spain readies for evacuations as a hantavirus-hit cruise ship heads for the Canary Islands
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MADRID — Spanish authorities on Friday were preparing to receive more than 140 passengers and crew members on board a&#x A0;hantavirus-stricken cruise ship&#x A0;headed for the Canary Islands, where health officials have said they will perform careful evacuations. The vessel is expected to arrive Sunday at the Spanish island of Tenerife, off the coast of West Africa, and passengers will be taken to a “completely isolated, cordoned-off area,” said the head of Spain’s emergency services, Virginia Barcones.Read the rest…
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