Passengers aboard the MV Hondius are under strict health measures as authorities investigate a rare hantavirus outbreak that has killed three people and triggered international monitoring.
Passengers aboard the MV Hondius have adopted strict health protocols reminiscent of the COVID-19 era as authorities across multiple countries investigate an outbreak of a rare hantavirus linked to several deaths. According to The New York Times, those on board are “…sanitising their hands repeatedly and awaiting their next socially distanced meal” as the vessel sails across the Atlantic under heightened health surveillance.
The outbreak has prompted coordinated international responses, with Spain confirming plans to receive the vessel in the Canary Islands despite objections from regional authorities. Spain’s health minister, Mónica García, said the ship would dock in Tenerife, where passengers deemed medically fit would be allowed to return home, while Canary Islands government head Fernando Clavijo questioned the decision, saying, “There is no information that justifies why the vessel must sail for three days to the Canary Islands.”
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