No sign of larger hantavirus outbreak, says UN health agency
Key takeaways
- Jaroslav Lukiv Reuters Passengers sit in a bus after disembarking from the cruise ship MV Hondius in the port of Granadilla, Spain's Canary Islands.
- But the World Health Organization's chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned "the situation could change" and there could still be more confirmed virus cases.
- The MV Hondius left Spain's Tenerife island on Monday and is sailing to the Dutch port of Rotterdam.
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Jaroslav Lukiv Reuters Passengers sit in a bus after disembarking from the cruise ship MV Hondius in the port of Granadilla, Spain's Canary Islands. Photo: 11 May 2026There is "no sign" of a larger hantavirus outbreak after the evacuation of the last passengers from a disease-stricken cruise ship, the head of the UN health agency has said.
But the World Health Organization's chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned "the situation could change" and there could still be more confirmed virus cases.
The MV Hondius left Spain's Tenerife island on Monday and is sailing to the Dutch port of Rotterdam. Two flights with the final group of 28 passengers landed in nearby Eindhoven on Tuesday.