Spain readies for evacuations as a hantavirus-hit cruise ship heads for the Canary Islands Passengers will be taken to ‘completely isolated, cordoned-off area’ on Spanish island of Tenerife

https://www.statnews.com/2026/05/08/hantavirus-outbreak-cruise-ship-spain-evacuations-canary-islands/ By Associated PressMay 8, 2026 MADRID — Spanish authorities on Friday were preparing to receive more than 140 passengers and crew members on board a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship headed for the Canary Islands, where health officials have said they will perform careful evacuations. Key takeaways from WHO briefing on hantavirus cruise ship outbreak The U.S. and Argentina, both recent WHO dropouts, are cooperating in the response https://www.statnews.com/2026/05/07/hantavirus-outbreak-key-takeaways-who-cruise-ship-briefing/ By Helen BranswellMay 7, 2026 Infectious Diseases Correspondent The MV Hondius, the cruise ship that has garnered global attention because of an apparent outbreak of person-to-person spread hantavirus infections, is on the move. At the request of Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the World Health Organization’s director-general, Spain has agreed to let the ship dock off Tenerife, in the Canary Islands. The ship is expected to arrive on Sunday.