🇪🇸 Spain has begun the evacuation process of passengers from ‌the hantavirus-hit cruise ship anchored near Tenerife, — Reuters Spanish nationals will be the first to disembark on small boats in groups of five and taken to shore where they will be transferred onto buses and taken to the local airport.

MV Hondius cruise ship has reached the shores of Tenerife. We are in the port, coordinating the next steps for the safe disemarkment of the passengers. #hantavirus

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed it is sending a team to Spain’s Canary Islands, where the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius is expected to arrive on Sunday, (cont.) www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...?

Breaking news: The MV Hondius, the cruise ship that had carried passengers infected with hantavirus, arrived in the Canary Islands, where other passengers would soon disembark.

BREAKING: Passengers start disembarking from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship anchored off Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands.

A quick update on the hantavirus outbreak linked to the MV Hondius. Per WHO, the broader public risk remains low, but the larger question is about public health leadership, communication, & trust. When institutions are slow, quiet, or fragmented, misinformation fills the space.

LIVE from Tenerife: Media briefing on disembarkation of passengers and crew from MV Hondius #Hantavirus www.youtube.com/live/iw2eyv-...

A Quebecer is isolating after possible exposure to hantavirus in connection with a deadly outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship. The Quebec resident in question, who was on a flight with an infected cruise ship passenger, is reportedly asymptomatic and being monitored by public health.

- De CDC zegt dat er geen verplichte quarantaine komt voor Amerikaanse passagiers die worden geëvacueerd van het cruiseschip MV Hondius. Passagiers worden wel bij aankomst medisch gecontroleerd.

Passengers aboard the cruise ship at the center of the hantavirus outbreak are being screened by public health authorities at the Spanish island of Tenerife today before being put on planes to be repatriated to their home countries.

🦠 In Spain, the court has imposed a quarantine due to an outbreak of the hantavirus In Madrid, the court ordered 14 Spanish citizens, who may have come into contact with the virus on the MV Hondius ship, to undergo mandatory isolation.

Dutch birdwatcher Leo Schilperoord is believed to be “patient zero” in the deadly MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak. Authorities think he contracted the virus after visiting a landfill site described as “the end of the world” in Argentina before boarding the Antarctic cruise. At least 8 cases and 3

Another Cruise Ship, a Whole Other Illness CDC says norovirus outbreak on Caribbean Princess headed to DR has sickened at least 115 www.newser.com/story/388837...

The politicization surrounding the docking of the MV Hondius amid the #hantavirus outbreak is disappointing. Passengers and crew have been through a frightening ordeal. The priority should be safe disembarkation, appropriate care, strong public health measures, and compassion.

The Hantavirus cruise ship has begun to disembark its passengers, first in Spain. “All passengers on the MV Hondius are considered ​high-risk contacts as a precautionary measure.” WHO recommends a 42-day quarantine. IMHO, keep them on that fucking ship for those 42 days. #ProudBlue #Hantavirus