Cruise ship at centre of suspected hantavirus outbreak blocked from docking in Cape Verde
Officials say they will not authorise docking ‘to protect public health’ after deaths of three passengers on vessel What is hantavirus, the infection thought to have killed three on cruise ship? Officials in Cape Verde have said they will not allow a cruise ship believed to be harbouring an outbreak of a rare respiratory virus to dock in its ports, after the deaths of three passengers onboard. The statement on Monday came hours after global health officials said they were scrambling to investiga
WHO says seven confirmed or suspected cases of hantavirus on MV Hondius, including three passengers who died
What is hantavirus, the infection thought to have killed three on cruise ship?
A British crew member was in need of urgent medical care and a passenger from the UK remained in a critical but stable condition following a suspected outbreak of hantavirus on a luxury cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean.
Three people have died and medics on Monday were scrambling to evacuate two others from the MV Hondius, which set off in March from southern Argentina carrying 149 people from 23 countries. The crisis emerged late on Sunday after the World Health Organization (WHO) said it was investigating a suspected outbreak.
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- Cruise ship at centre of suspected hantavirus outbreak blocked from docking in Cape VerdeGuardian - World · Ashifa Kassam · May 4, 2026, 1:45 PM
- Scramble to evacuate two people from cruise ship amid suspected hantavirus outbreakGuardian - World · Ashifa Kassam · May 4, 2026, 5:16 PM
- British crew member in need of urgent medical care amid suspected hantavirus outbreak on cruise shipGuardian - World · Ashifa Kassam and agencies · May 5, 2026, 1:52 AM
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