Hantavirus Cruise Passengers Begin Flying Back To Home Countries (Latest Updates)
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- The passengers were “transferred immediately” to aircraft taking them to their home countries, Oceanwide Expeditions said.
- Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director-general of the WHO, is on the ground overseeing the operation along with members of the Spanish Health Ministry, and posted a video of a bus taking passengers to charter aircraft.
Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.Topline. The remaining passengers on the hantavirus-stricken MV Hondius began disembarking on Spain’s Canary Islands on Sunday morning, the World Health Organization and cruise ship operators said, as officials direct the travelers to planes taking them to their home countries.
This aerial picture shows a general view of the cruise ship MV Hondius stationary off the port of Praia, the capital of Cape Verde, on May 4, 2026.AFP via Getty ImagesTimelineSunday, May 10, 2026The passengers and a “limited number” of crew members onboard the MV Hondius disembarked at the port of Granadilla, Spain, on Sunday morning, cruise ship operators said, beginning at 6:24 a.m. local time.
The passengers were “transferred immediately” to aircraft taking them to their home countries, Oceanwide Expeditions said.