Spanish passenger on the ‘Hondius’: ‘There are 23 people who got off on Saint Helena and have been wandering around’
Health authorities only began contacting the passengers who left the ship on Tuesday
Why hantavirus bears little resemblance to Covid-19
The pathogen detected on the cruise ship is more lethal, but it is better understood and much less contagious than SARS-CoV-2
Hantavirus case triggers political friction in Spain as Canary Islands resist WHO‑mandated port call
Madrid argues the archipelago must accept the vessel as the nearest EU port, and because Spanish citizens are aboard
Logbook of the ‘MV Hondius’: From Ushuaia to the Canary Islands, chronology of a hantavirus outbreak
Timeline of a luxury cruise that ended up becoming an epidemiological emergency
The WHO and Spain agree that epidemiologists will inspect hantavirus‑hit cruise ship before deciding its destination
The international agency will evacuate to the Netherlands two passengers from the cruise ship who show symptoms compatible with hantavirus, and will transfer a third passenger — considered a ‘high‑risk contact’ — to Germany
What we know about the hantavirus outbreak
Seven cases linked to the cruise ship ‘MV Hondius’ have raised concern, but experts say a possible docking in the Canary Islands would pose minimal risk
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