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Spain agrees to let hantavirus-hit cruise ship dock in Canary Islands
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- A Dutch couple and a German national have died since the outbreak in April, while two crew members on board the ship require urgent care, officials say.
- Spain has granted permission for a luxury cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak and anchored off the coast of Cape Verde to sail to the Canary Islands.
- Spain’s Ministry of Health said in a statement late on Tuesday that the World Health Organization (WHO) had explained that Cape Verde in West Africa was unable to receive the 147 crew and passengers of the MV Hondius.
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A Dutch couple and a German national have died since the outbreak in April, while two crew members on board the ship require urgent care, officials say.
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Spain has granted permission for a luxury cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak and anchored off the coast of Cape Verde to sail to the Canary Islands.
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