The cruise ship MV Hondius, affected by a hantavirus outbreak, leaves the port of Granadilla de Abona, Tenerife. File
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The World Well being Group mentioned on Sunday (Could 17, 2026) it was sustaining its evaluation of the hantavirus outbreak as “low threat” because the cruise ship the place the outbreak originated approached the Netherlands.
“The general public well being threat has been reassessed with essentially the most present data out there, and the worldwide threat stays low,” mentioned a WHO assertion.
“Whereas further circumstances should happen amongst passengers and crew members uncovered earlier than containment measures had been applied, the chance of onward transmission is predicted to be diminished following disembarkation and the implementation of management measures,” it added.
The MV Hondius is predicted to dock within the Dutch port of Rotterdam between 10:00 a.m. and noon on Monday, in keeping with officers, earlier than disembarking the 27 remaining folks on board: 25 crew and two medical workers.
The ship, operated by Dutch firm Oceanwide Expeditions, made headlines after three passengers died from hantavirus — a uncommon virus for which no vaccines nor particular remedies exist.
Revealed – Could 18, 2026 07:40 am IST