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Hantavirus: Evacuated passengers begin returning home

DW English · May 11, 2026, 9:00 AM · Also reported by 4 other sources

Key takeaways

  • Passengers on the ill-fated cruise from several European countries, including Germany, are returning home and will be screened by health authorities.
  • The virus-hit MV Hondius has docked off the Spanish port of Granadilla, Tenerife
  • The US, the UK and several European countries dispatched aircraft to evacuate their citizens

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Passengers on the ill-fated cruise from several European countries, including Germany, are returning home and will be screened by health authorities. One French woman developed symptoms on the return flight. Follow DW.

https://p.dw.com/p/5DLm QOne of the returned Germans, who is asymptomatic, will be examined at Berlin's Charite hospital Image: Schoening/picture alliance Advertisement Skip next section What you need to know What you need to know Four evacuated Germans arrive in Frankfurt. The virus-hit MV Hondius has docked off the Spanish port of Granadilla, Tenerife

The US, the UK and several European countries dispatched aircraft to evacuate their citizens

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