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Netherlands, UK order hantavirus isolations for some staff, island residents

ABC Australia · May 12, 2026, 10:57 PM

Key takeaways

  • Twenty-five crew members are sailing the MV Hondius to Rotterdam after passengers were evacuated in the Canary Islands.
  • The UK is bringing 10 people from St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha to isolate in Britain out as a precautionary measure following the hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius.
  • In the Netherlands 12 people have been ordered to isolate after a possible hantavirus contamination and a French passenger with the disease is fighting for her life.

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Twenty-five crew members are sailing the MV Hondius to Rotterdam after passengers were evacuated in the Canary Islands. (Reuters: Borja Suarez)

The UK is bringing 10 people from St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha to isolate in Britain out as a precautionary measure following the hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius.

In the Netherlands 12 people have been ordered to isolate after a possible hantavirus contamination and a French passenger with the disease is fighting for her life.

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