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Hantavirus: Air ambulance lands in Amsterdam airport

DW English · May 6, 2026, 7:13 PM

Key takeaways

  • The flight is believed to be carrying at least one of three patients evacuated from the MV Hondius ship.
  • https://p.dw.com/p/5DLm QSick passengers have been evacuated by boat from the cruise ship Image: Reuters TV/REUTERSAdvertisement Skip next section What you need to know What you need to know.
  • Spain's Health Ministry has said it will allow the luxury cruise ship to dock at the Canary Island of Tenerife

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The flight is believed to be carrying at least one of three patients evacuated from the MV Hondius ship. Spain is contentiously allowing the ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak to dock in the Canary Islands.

https://p.dw.com/p/5DLm QSick passengers have been evacuated by boat from the cruise ship Image: Reuters TV/REUTERSAdvertisement Skip next section What you need to know What you need to know. A medical evacuation flight has landed in Amsterdam. The cruise ship where the hantavirus outbreak occurred has started moving from Cape Verde

Spain's Health Ministry has said it will allow the luxury cruise ship to dock at the Canary Island of Tenerife

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