Monday, May 18Monday, May 18The MV Hondius cruise ship, linked to a hantavirus outbreak, docked in Tenerife, Canary Islands, on Sunday, 10.05.2026, where an evacuation of passengers began. Spanish nationals were the first to disembark, wearing protective blue plastic ponchos and hair coverings, and were screened for infection by medical teams in hazmat suits before being transported by coach to Tenerife airport. The first plane carrying evacuated Spanish passengers departed for Madrid, where they would be taken to a hospital for further monitoring .
All 146 passengers on board remained asymptomatic as of the evacuation, according to Spanish health officials. The ship’s journey began in southern Argentina on 1 April 2026, and the evacuation process is expected to continue for passengers of other nationalities . British passengers, once evacuated, will be required to self-isolate for 45 days .
The MV Hondius anchored off the Canary Islands, with passengers being transferred by bus to quarantine facilities and the airport as part of the repatriation process . The evacuation is described as an unprecedented operation due to the scale and nature of the outbreak .
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