Stories from Tenerife · Spain

14 Spanish passengers from the Red Sea 4 cruise ship are expected to be transferred by military plane to Madrid. Passengers on the Hantavirus-infected cruise ship will be brought to dry land in sealed conditions. The Italian Health Ministry has activated a monitoring procedure for four passengers. This action follows their contact with a woman who was infected with the 'Johannesburg virus' and subsequently died from the flu. These passengers will be sent to France, Germany, Belgium, Ireland, and the Netherlands. The Hantavirus-infected cruise ship, identified as the Ondius, is reported to be hours away from arriving in Tenerife, Canary Islands. One passenger from the Hantavirus cruise ship refused testing, citing no family in Portugal. Approximately 100 people were collected by boats through the port.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez declared that welcoming passengers is a moral duty, anticipating a large-scale disinfection operation in Tenerife, Canary Islands. The operation is described as extensive.

Spain has prohibited navigation within one nautical mile of the Ondius ship.

The leader of the World Health Organization (WHO) has dismissed the scenario of a new COVID-like pandemic in response to an antivirus outbreak.

Authorities in the Canary Islands warned that the evacuation of the cruise liner MV Honduras must be completed within 24 hours after its arrival in Tenerife. Authorities are preparing for its arrival, with initial passengers to be flown to their home countries.

The World Health Organization (WHO) is scheduled to travel to the island of Tenerife. Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) consular officials are traveling to Tenerife.

An action or policy by an entity governed by Spain's PSOE party is being criticized. A large passenger ship, MV Hondius, is expected to arrive in the Canary Islands on Friday noon, having departed from the UK. Preparations are underway today in Tenerife, Canary Islands, for an arrival. A liner is expected to reach Tenerife tomorrow. Protesters are concerned about potential epidemic spread and the impact on local jobs due to the ship's arrival. Workers at Granadilla port went on strike and demonstrated yesterday in front of the Canary Islands Parliament, citing a lack of information and inadequate sanitary conditions for safely receiving passengers. Protesters expressed concerns that the MV Hondius's arrival could lead to an epidemic spread on the island and impact local jobs. Fourteen Spanish passengers aboard the MV Hondius are asymptomatic, according to the source.

The US State Department is accelerating a flight to repatriate 17 American passengers currently on a ship. A ministry spokesperson confirmed close contact with the ship's crew and the Americans.

The Hanta virus-infected cruise ship MV Hondius is scheduled to finally dock in Tenerife on Sunday. Additionally, five passengers have left the ship. Individuals arriving in the Netherlands from the ship will be required to undergo a six-week home quarantine. This monitoring follows their contact with individuals who were on the cruise ship where a deadly outbreak of the virus began. No one currently has any Hantavirus-related symptoms, according to the source. The country had zero cases of Hantavirus through April 1, when a ship departed, and continues to have zero cases up to the current epidemiological week. A passenger disembarked from a plane in Johannesburg, South Africa, on April 25 due to deteriorating health and subsequently died, testing positive for Hantavirus. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director of the World Health Organization, is in Tenerife, Canary Islands.

The disembarkation of passengers from the cruise ship MV Ondus in the Canary Islands is delayed until between Sunday noon and Monday due to weather conditions. The regional government of the Canaries confirmed the delay.