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The Ghanaian Times
Spain has started evacuating passengers from a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship anchored near Tenerife in the Canary Islands. …
Spain starts evacuating hantavirus-hit cruise shipJoy Online
… Passengers were taken from the ship to shore in small boats and transported to Tenerife airport in military buses, without coming into contact with the public. …
Hantavirus: Evacuation flights leave Tenerife after cruise ship virus outbreakThe Chronicle
… Almost a month after the first death onboard the MV Hondius, the vessel has now arrived in Tenerife, where authorities are helping more than 100 people disembark to be repatriated. …
UK army parachutes onto remote island to help Briton with suspected hantavirusJoy Online
… Almost a month after the first death onboard the MV Hondius, the vessel has now arrived in Tenerife, where authorities are helping more than 100 people disembark to be repatriated. …
Army parachutes onto remote island to help Briton with suspected hantavirusJoy Online
Spain has started evacuating passengers from a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship anchored near Tenerife in the Canary Islands. …
Spain starts evacuating virus-hit cruise ship in TenerifeJoy Online
Almost a month after the first passenger died of the hantavirus on board the MV Hondius cruise ship, it has finally reached Tenerife in the Canary Islands. …
Virus-hit cruise ship arrives in Tenerife as medics await passengersJoy Online
As the MV Hondius cruise ship approaches Tenerife, the people of the Spanish island await it with a mixture of uncertainty and, in some cases, anger. …
Anger and resignation in Tenerife as hantavirus ship approachesJoy Online
… Last year, videos circulating on social media suggested holiday-goers in Tenerife were sleeping on sun loungers in order to secure a poolside spot. …
German tourist wins payout after losing sun lounger raceJoy Online
… Once these evacuations are complete, the vessel intends to sail toward the Canary Islands—either Gran Canaria or Tenerife—which will take three days. …
Human-to-human hantavirus transmission suspected on board stranded cruise ship, WHO saysJoy Online
… Cruise operator Oceanwide Expeditions said its plan was to sail to “Gran Canaria or Tenerife”. …
Cruise ship with hantavirus outbreak to sail to Canary IslandsPope Leo XIV visited the Canary Islands to listen to migrants' stories and call for legal and safe migration pathways, emphasizing their dignity and lamenting deaths at sea as Europe's conscience must not grow accustomed to migrant deaths.
12 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Pope Leo XIV visited the Canary Islands to listen to migrants' stories and call for legal and safe migration pathways, emphasizing their dignity and lamenting deaths at sea as Europe's conscience must not grow accustomed to migrant deaths.
12 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Pope Leo has arrived in the Canary Islands to draw attention to the perilous journeys of migrants crossing the Atlantic from West Africa, calling for safe and legal pathways to Europe and a humane welcome for those attempting the dangerous passage.
11 June 2026 · Joy Online →
MV Hondius, a cruise ship affected by a hantavirus outbreak that killed three people and infected 11 passengers, has docked in Rotterdam with only crew remaining aboard. The WHO recommends 42 days of isolation for those leaving the ship, and authorities will conduct further testing of crew members.
18 May 2026 · Joy Online →
A Canadian who sailed on the cruise ship MV Hondius, which was hit by a hantavirus outbreak in April, has tested positive for the disease with mild symptoms. The case brings the total number of infections to 11, all among cruise passengers, with three deaths.
16 May 2026 · Joy Online →
French President Emmanuel Macron announced €23 billion in investments at the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi, with €14 billion from French donors and the rest from African investors, targeting energy transition, digitalization and agriculture and potentially creating over 250,000 jobs. The summit brings together thirty African leaders and aims to shift France's Africa policy toward equal partnership and direct investment over traditional development aid.
14 May 2026 · Joy Online →
A woman who travelled on a hantavirus-hit cruise ship is isolating on the Pitcairn Islands, a remote British Overseas Territory in the South Pacific, after having contact with a hantavirus-exposed individual, though she is showing no signs of illness. Three people have died after travelling on the MV Hondius cruise ship, with the WHO confirming nine cases and two others suspected.
13 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The WHO chief said there is "no sign" of a larger hantavirus outbreak following the evacuation of the MV Hondius cruise ship, though he warned the situation could change and more cases may emerge in the coming weeks. Seven cases have been confirmed overall, three people have died, and twelve Dutch hospital employees are in quarantine after treating an evacuated passenger.
12 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The MV Hondius departed Tenerife for the Netherlands after its final passengers left, as authorities confirmed three new positive hantavirus cases linked to the outbreak. Seven cases have been confirmed and two others suspected according to the WHO, with three passengers having died.
11 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Seven cases of hantavirus linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship have been confirmed, with an American and French national testing positive after returning home. Three passengers have died, including two confirmed cases, and the WHO says the virus's Andes strain was likely contracted in South America.
11 May 2026 · Joy Online →
An American and a French national who left a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak have tested positive for the virus after returning home; more than 90 passengers from the MV Hondius ship are being repatriated, with three passengers dead and officials saying the risk of a major outbreak is very low.
11 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Spain has begun evacuating passengers from the MS Hondius cruise ship anchored near Tenerife in the Canary Islands after a hantavirus outbreak. Health Minister Mónica García said all passengers remaining on board are asymptomatic, and they are being divided by nationality and flown to their home countries via charter planes.
11 May 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
Passengers and crew from a cruise ship with a hantavirus outbreak disembarked in Tenerife and were evacuated to their home countries on Sunday and Monday for isolation under national protocols. The World Health Organisation recommended a 42-day quarantine for all passengers; Spain will hospitalize its nationals for the full term, while France will hospitalize passengers for 72 hours then allow home isolation.
11 May 2026 · Joy Online →
British Army medics have parachuted onto Tristan da Cunha to assist a British national with suspected hantavirus who disembarked from cruise ship MV Hondius in mid-April. The outbreak has claimed three deaths, with six confirmed cases including two other Britons being treated off the ship.
11 May 2026 · The Chronicle →
British Army medics parachuted onto Tristan da Cunha to assist a British national with suspected hantavirus who disembarked from cruise ship MV Hondius in mid-April. The outbreak on the vessel has so far killed three people and confirmed six cases, with the ship now in Tenerife where authorities are helping over 100 people disembark for repatriation.
10 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Spain has begun evacuating passengers from the MS Hondius, a cruise ship anchored near Tenerife after a hantavirus outbreak that resulted in one passenger death a month ago. All passengers remain asymptomatic and will be repatriated by charter flights grouped by nationality, with the last evacuation flight expected to leave Monday for Australia.
10 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The MV Hondius cruise ship, on which a passenger died of hantavirus nearly a month ago, has arrived near Tenerife in the Canary Islands. More than 100 people will be repatriated under strict isolation measures, with Spain's health minister describing the operation involving 23 countries as "unprecedented."
10 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The MV Hondius cruise ship, which experienced a hantavirus outbreak and evacuated three people from Cape Verde, is set to disembark passengers in Tenerife this weekend following an agreement between the Spanish government and the WHO. Tenerife dock workers have protested outside parliament, demanding safety measures and information before the ship's arrival, with some threatening to block it if their concerns are not addressed.
9 May 2026 · Joy Online →
A German tourist and his family secured a payout of €986.70 after suing their tour operator for a defective holiday in Greece, where other guests had reserved sun loungers with towels despite a resort ban, leaving the family unable to find available sunbeds even after waking at 06:00.
7 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The World Health Organisation said human-to-human transmission is the suspected cause of a hantavirus outbreak aboard the Atlantic cruise ship MV Hondius, which has left three passengers dead and several others ill. The virus typically jumps from rodents to humans, but WHO cautioned that evidence suggests rare spread between individuals in close contact on the vessel, though the risk to the general public remains low.
6 May 2026 · Joy Online →
A Dutch cruise ship with a hantavirus outbreak is sailing to Spain's Canary Islands after being docked in Cape Verde. Three passengers have died, two crew members require urgent medical evacuation, and Spain's health ministry said officials were determining which passengers needed urgent evacuation from Cape Verde before the remaining passengers continue to the Canary Islands.
6 May 2026 · Joy Online →