Cruises
Deadly Hantavirus Cruise Saga Nears End as Final Passengers Leave Ship
The final six passengers of the hantavirus-hit MV Hondius were disembarking off Tenerife on May 11, concluding a complex evacuation operation that has repatriated 94 people across 41 days. The World Health Organization confirmed seven cases of the Andes strain of hantavirus with three deaths—a Dutch couple and a German national—while health officials emphasized the virus poses little risk to the general population due to limited person-to-person transmission.