Hantavirus-hit cruise ship arrives in Spain's Canary Islands

GRANADILLA DE ABONA, Spain — A cruise ship hit with a deadly hantavirus outbreak arrived in Spain’s Canary Islands Sunday, where most of the nearly 150 people on board will be evacuated and flown home after weeks at sea. The Dutch-flagged MV Hondius arrived at the Spanish port of Granadilla escorted by a Civil Guard vessel, AFP journalists reported, confirmed by data from the maritime tracking service VesselFinder. Passengers and some of the crew are expected to evacuate before the ship, where an outbreak of hantavirus led to the deaths of three people, continues on its way to the Netherlands. READ: Canary Islands […]... Keep on reading: Hantavirus-hit cruise ship arrives in Spain's Canary Islands

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