Cruise Ship Hantavirus Outbreak and Global News Roundup
News Context
At a glance
- Repatriation efforts for passengers aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius began on May 10, 2026, following a deadly hantavirus outbreak.
- Most of the individuals who left the ship have been returned to their home countries via specially chartered flights.
Repatriation efforts for passengers aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius began on May 10, 2026, following a deadly hantavirus outbreak. More than 90 of the 150 people on board the vessel disembarked in Tenerife.
Most of the individuals who left the ship have been returned to their home countries via specially chartered flights. Spanish health workers and the World Health Organization are currently managing the ongoing evacuation operation in Tenerife.
Three people have died as a result of the outbreak.