Passengers begin evacuating cruise ship hit by hantavirus

<p>Spanish passengers taken off MV Hondius by medical teams in hazmat suits after being screened for the infection</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/may/10/hantavirus-cruise-ship-rat-spain-tenerife-russia-ukraine-putin-zelenskyy-war-europe-latest-news-updates">Cruise ship hantavirus outbreak – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>An evacuation has begun of passengers onboard a cruise ship at the centre of a deadly outbreak of hantavirus.</p><p>Spanish passengers wearing blue plastic ponchos and hair coverings were taken off the vessel by medical teams in hazmat suits on Sunday morning after being screened for the infection.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/10/hantavirus-cruise-ship-tenerife-evacuate-passengers-mv-hondius">Continue reading...</a>