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Hantavirus: American CDC says risk to public 'very low'

DW English · May 7, 2026, 2:00 AM · Also reported by 2 other sources

Key takeaways

  • A medivac flight carrying at least one of three ill patients from the MV Hondius has landed in Amsterdam.
  • https://p.dw.com/p/5DLm QSick passengers from the MV Hondius have been evacuated for medical treatment Image: AFPAdvertisement Skip next section What you need to know What you need to know.
  • Spain's Health Ministry has said it will allow the luxury cruise ship to dock at the Canary Island of Tenerife

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A medivac flight carrying at least one of three ill patients from the MV Hondius has landed in Amsterdam. Spain is contentiously allowing the ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak to dock in the Canary Islands.

https://p.dw.com/p/5DLm QSick passengers from the MV Hondius have been evacuated for medical treatment Image: AFPAdvertisement Skip next section What you need to know What you need to know. A medical evacuation flight has landed in Amsterdam. The cruise ship where the hantavirus outbreak occurred has started moving from Cape Verde

Spain's Health Ministry has said it will allow the luxury cruise ship to dock at the Canary Island of Tenerife

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