Hantavirus-hit cruise ship to head to Canary Islands as Swiss confirm new case

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More than 140 people remain on the Hondius, which will take about three days to reach the Spanish archipelago for screening. A local official has criticized the plan.

May 6, 2026 at 10:16 a.m. EDT1 minute ago

Health workers assist patients onto a boat from the Hondius cruise ship, near Cape Verde. (AFP/Getty Images)

Three people were evacuated Wednesday from the cruise ship facing a hantavirus outbreak in the Atlantic Ocean, as Swiss health authorities confirmed another case in Zurich, in a passenger who had already left the Hondius. The ship, which has been sitting off the coast of Cape Verde but not allowed to dock, is now set to head for Spain’s Canary Islands.


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