Hantavirus live updates: MV Hondius arrives off the coast of Tenerife

Key Points:

• The MV Hondius arrived off the coast of Tenerife early Sunday morning, with evacuations from the ship expected to begin immediately and the local government aiming for everyone to be off the boat and the vessel to depart by the end of the day.
• WHO Director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus visited Tenerife, assuring residents that the risk to the local population is low due to the nature of the disease and Spanish government preparations, while acknowledging public concern stemming from COVID-19 trauma.
• Passengers will disembark by nationality, with Spanish passengers prioritized and flown to Madrid for quarantine at a military hospital; no symptoms have been reported among those on board.
• The U.S. CDC stated that American passengers will not be quarantined upon arrival in Nebraska but will be monitored for 42 days, with evaluations upon arrival and recommendations to limit social interactions if monitoring at home.
• European repatriation flights are scheduled for multiple countries, with the European Civil Protection Mechanism providing aircraft for nations lacking air transport, and disembarkation coordinated to coincide with flight readiness and transport by the Spanish army.