Passengers disembark from cruise ship with hantavirus outbreak
Key takeaways
- The outlet reported that the first plane with passengers evacuated off the ship left the Spanish Canary Islands on Sunday.
- None of the more than 140 people on the Hondius have shown symptoms of the virus, according to the Spain s health ministry, the World Health Organization and cruise company Oceanwide Expeditions.
- The U.S. was set to send a charter flight to bring home Americans onboard the MV Hondius once it docked off the coast of Spain.
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The outlet reported that the first plane with passengers evacuated off the ship left the Spanish Canary Islands on Sunday. Spanish health authorities said that Spaniards were the first group of people to depart from the MV Hondius, facing quarantine when arriving in Madrid, per the AP.
At least three passengers on the ship died. None of the more than 140 people on the Hondius have shown symptoms of the virus, according to the Spain s health ministry, the World Health Organization and cruise company Oceanwide Expeditions.
The U.S. was set to send a charter flight to bring home Americans onboard the MV Hondius once it docked off the coast of Spain. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) deployed a team of epidemiologists and medical professionals to the Canary Islands.