Spain reports new hantavirus case in passenger evacuated from cruise ship
Key takeaways
- The infected man is one of more than 120 passengers and crew members evacuated from MV Hondius, the ministry says.
- The man who was confirmed infected on Tuesday is one of more than 120 passengers and crew members evacuated from the Dutch-flagged MV Hondius, whose fate has caused international alarm after the passengers’ deaths.
- A military hospital in Madrid is quarantining 14 Spaniards who were removed from the ship on Sunday, with all but one testing negative for the hantavirus.
Why this matters: an international story with cross-border implications worth tracking.
The infected man is one of more than 120 passengers and crew members evacuated from MV Hondius, the ministry says.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo The WHO has advised the returning cruise ship passengers to remain in quarantine for 42 days [File: AP]By Al Jazeera Staff, AFP and APPublished On 12 May 202612 May 2026A Spanish passenger evacuated from the cruise ship at the centre of a hantavirus outbreak has tested positive for the virus, Spain’s Ministry of Health has announced, with the World Health Organization (WHO) confirming 11 cases, including three people from the cruise who have died.
The man who was confirmed infected on Tuesday is one of more than 120 passengers and crew members evacuated from the Dutch-flagged MV Hondius, whose fate has caused international alarm after the passengers’ deaths.