Spanish Government Under Fire over Handling of Hantavirus Ship
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Hantavirus ship passengers to be evacuated to Spain's Canaries on May 11th
A ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak will reach the Spanish island of Tenerife "within three days", with the evacuation of passengers to start from May 11th, the government said on Wednesday.
The boat MV Hondius, home of Hantavirus, left Cape Verde on Wednesday. It is expected Saturday in Tenerife in the Spanish archipelago of the Canary Islands, from which the evacuation of passengers should begin on Monday. Follow our direct.
According to the Ministry of the Interior of Spain the evacuation of the cruise ship with passengers in quarantine due to the hantavirus will take place on Monday.
The government admits that the new serious contagions of the hantavirus cruise would be treated in the ICU of the Canary Islands "for humanity".
The operation includes military flights and European coordination to repatriate more than a hundred passengers of different nationalities.
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