First group of Spanish passengers disembarks from hantavirus-hit cruise ship
Health teams are testing passengers as 8 cases, including 3 deaths, have been linked to the outbreak, the World Health Organization said.
- A first group of passengers, all Spanish nationals, has begun disembarking from the cruise ship affected by a hantavirus outbreak as it heads to Tenerife’s Port of Granadilla.
- Spanish authorities said the passengers will be transported from the port to the airport by military buses before being flown to Madrid on a government aircraft.
- Upon arrival in Madrid, the passengers will be taken to hospital facilities and placed under quarantine as a precautionary measure.
- Officials said none of the passengers has shown symptoms of infection so far, but all will undergo testing by Spanish health authorities to ensure they remain asymptomatic.
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First group of Spanish passengers disembarks from hantavirus-hit cruise ship
The passengers will be transported directly from the port in military buses to the airport and evacuated by a Spanish government plane to Madrid, where they will be taken to a hospital and quarantined, officials have said.
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