"This decision is not based on any technical criteria, nor is there sufficient information to reassure the public or guarantee their safety, Clavijo told radio station COPE."
"The Spanish Health Ministry said it had been asked by the World Health Organisation and the European Union to take the MV Hondius in accordance with international law and humanitarian principles."
"A Dutch couple and a German national have died since the outbreak manifested in early April, while a British national was evacuated from the ship and is in intensive care in South Africa."
"The Spanish health ministry had said once in the Canary Islands, crew and passengers would be examined, treated and repatriated to their respective countries."
Seven confirmed or suspected cases of Hantavirus have been reported on the MV Hondius cruise ship, leading to three deaths. Human-to-human transmission is uncommon, as Hantavirus typically spreads through contact with infected rodents. The Spanish Health Ministry is coordinating with the World Health Organisation and the European Union to manage the situation. A medical flight is set to bring the ship's gravely ill doctor to Spain. The ship was initially headed to Cape Verde, but the nation has not allowed passengers to disembark.
Read at Irish Independent
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