Evacuations planned as suspected hantavirus outbreak traps 150, including 4 Canadians, on cruise ship
A suspected hantavirus outbreak on a luxury cruise ship off Cape Verde has killed three people and sickened others, with around 150 people, including four Canadians, still on board. Medics are working to evacuate two people with symptoms of the virus.
A suspected hantavirus outbreak on a luxury cruise ship off Cape Verde has resulted in three deaths and multiple illnesses. The ship, MV Hondius, is carrying around 150 people, including four Canadians. Medics are working to evacuate two people with symptoms of the deadly virus. The World Health Organization has stated that the risk to the wider public is low. The ship's operator, Oceanwide Expeditions, is trying to arrange repatriation for crew members with symptoms and the body of a German national who died on May 2. The cause of death for the three victims, a Dutch couple and the German national, has not been confirmed.
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