Passengers on Hantavirus Cruise Ship Will Disembark in Tenerife and Return to Home Countries
The New York Times • • world
Key Points:
- The MV Hondius cruise ship, linked to a deadly hantavirus outbreak, is scheduled to arrive in Tenerife, Canary Islands, early Sunday for passenger disembarkation.
- Spanish passengers will disembark first, followed by evacuations organized by Belgium, Britain, France, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, and the United States via planes.
- The European Union will deploy two planes to evacuate passengers from other European countries, while the Netherlands will handle non-European citizens whose countries cannot send planes.
- Spanish officials assured that the situation will be managed properly with no further contact beyond the ship, and the Hondius will sail to the Netherlands for disinfection after all passengers have disembarked.
