European states to send planes to evacuate citizens from hantavirus-hit cruise ship - Reuters

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The Dutch operator of the MV Hondius cruise ship, affected by a hantavirus outbreak, announced plans to evacuate two individuals requiring urgent medical care to the Netherlands using specialized aircraft. The exact timeline for the evacuation remains unclear.

Medical aircraft are en route to the Netherlands to evacuate all infected patients from the MV Hondius cruise ship, which is affected by a hantavirus outbreak. The World Health Organization states that the overall public health risk remains low.

Three people with suspected hantavirus have been medically evacuated from the MV Hondius cruise ship, which is now heading for the Canary Islands. Spain has agreed to allow the vessel to dock, facilitating the evacuation process.

Evacuees from the MV Hondius cruise ship, which was affected by a hantavirus outbreak, have landed in Europe. The ship is heading to Spain, and evacuees are being repatriated to their respective countries.

Five U.S. states are monitoring passengers who disembarked the MV Hondius cruise ship, which is affected by a hantavirus outbreak. Health officials confirmed that the virus on the ship is a rare strain transmissible from human to human.

The European Commission is coordinating the response with member states to address the hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship, while maintaining that the risks to the general population remain 'low'. A meeting of the Health Security Committee took place to discuss the situation and ensure a unified approach to the outbreak.

Three patients suspected of having the hantavirus were evacuated from the MV Hondius cruise ship Wednesday and were receiving medical care in the Netherlands, the World Health Organization and the cruise operator said. The three are German, Dutch and British nationals, including a British crew member, according to the WHO. The rare outbreak of the virus has killed three people from the cruise. The cruise operator, Oceanwide Expeditions, said in a statement on Thursday that two medical aircraft had landed in the Netherlands carrying the individuals evacuated from the ship the previous day, and that 'all three individuals, two symptomatic and one asymptomatic, are now in the care of medical professionals.'

Germany, France, Belgium, Ireland, and the Netherlands will send planes to evacuate their citizens from the MV Hondius, a cruise ship affected by a hantavirus outbreak, expected to dock in Tenerife on Sunday.

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is in Tenerife, Spain, overseeing the evacuation of over 140 passengers and crew from the MV Hondius, a Dutch-flagged cruise ship affected by a hantavirus outbreak that has resulted in three deaths and five infections among former passengers.

Spanish authorities are preparing to receive more than 140 passengers and crew members aboard the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius, which is heading for the Canary Islands.

A plane carrying Spanish passengers from the MV Hondius cruise ship, which had an outbreak of hantavirus, departed the Canary Islands for Madrid. The ship, currently anchored off Tenerife, had over 140 passengers on board, none of whom have shown symptoms, though three people have died and five are confirmed infected. Spanish nationals were prioritized for evacuation and will quarantine at a military hospital in Madrid. Strict precautions are in place, with all personnel wearing protective equipment.

Germany, France, Belgium, Ireland, and the Netherlands will send planes to evacuate their citizens aboard the Tenerife-bound cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak, Spain’s interior minister said in Madrid on Saturday. The EU is sending two further planes for remaining European citizens. The U.S. and UK have confirmed planes and contingency plans were being arranged for non-EU citizens whose countries were unable to send air transport.

The United States government is sending a repatriation plane for the painstaking process of safely evacuating 17 Americans from the cruise ship dealing with a deadly hantavirus outbreak. The plane is being sent by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Department of Health and Human Services, and will be used to transport Americans back to the U.S. in conjunction with Spanish officials. The Americans will be flown back to the University of Nebraska Medical Center, which has a special biocontainment unit.

A cruise ship, MV Hondius, affected by a hantavirus outbreak is set to arrive near the Port of Granadilla on Tenerife on May 10, sparking tension and concern among local residents and authorities. The outbreak has caused six infections, including three deaths. In response, a high-level logistical operation is being prepared with the involvement of the World Health Organization (WHO) and Spanish governmental officials. The ship will anchor offshore without docking, and its 80 passengers and 17 crew members will be evacuated by Zodiac boats and transported to the airport via military vehicles for repatriation. Thirty crew members will remain on board to sail the vessel to the Netherlands for decontamination.

Germany, France, Belgium, Ireland, and the Netherlands will send planes to evacuate their citizens aboard the Tenerife-bound cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak. The European Union is sending two further planes for remaining European citizens. The U.S. and UK have confirmed planes and contingency plans for non-EU citizens whose countries were unable to send air transport.

The United States government is sending a repatriation plane to safely evacuate 17 Americans from the cruise ship dealing with a deadly hantavirus outbreak. The plane, coordinated by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Department of Health and Human Services, will transport Americans back to the U.S. in conjunction with Spanish officials. Upon arrival, the Americans will be taken to the University of Nebraska Medical Center, which has a special biocontainment unit.

El barco en el que se ha producido un brote de hantavirus llegará el domingo a España. En ese momento se activará un protocolo en el que participan el Ministerio de Sanidad, Defensa, Interior y Política Territorial junto a la Organización Mundial de la Salud y la Comisión Europea.