Stories from Tenerife · Spain

Demonstrators on Tenerife have described a ship as a "ticking bomb," according to a source.

An outbreak on the Dutch-owned ship MV Ondius has resulted in three passenger deaths and five confirmed contaminations, with several suspected contact cases under investigation in multiple countries.

A Canadian consular team is en route to the Canary Islands to meet four Canadians aboard a cruise ship affected by hantavirus cases. The ship is expected to dock there this weekend. Over 140 asymptomatic passengers and crew members are isolated on board.

Authorities of the Canary Islands have ordered the Groetschip Hondius to depart immediately after all passengers disembark upon its arrival on Sunday in Tenerife. The ship is not permitted to remain in port, according to the source.

A luxury cruise liner, carrying almost 100 people including 17 Americans, suffered a deadly Hanta virus outbreak. The ship is expected to drop anchor off the Canary Islands.

The Spanish government plans to begin repatriations on Sunday, with landing requests already received for Tenerife South airport. The protocol involves passengers disembarking by boat to Spanish soil, followed by a 10-minute land transfer to the plane stairs.

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stated that the risk to people on the Canary Islands is low following a cruise ship incident. There are currently five confirmed and three suspected cases of SARS-CoV-2 on board.

The Spanish government has granted permission for the vessel MV Honduras to dock in the Canary Islands. Three people on board the ship have died since a health outbreak began in early April. The vessel is traveling towards Europe, according to the report.

The World Health Organization reported that individuals may be quarantined for up to two months if they show symptoms of the Hanta virus upon disembarking a cruise ship. An outbreak of the Andy's strain of Hanta virus has killed three people off the coast of Spain. While the virus can be transmitted person to person in rare cases, the most common transmission method is through rodent droppings. Lisa Barrett, an infectious disease expert in Halifax, advised that individuals should not immediately sweep up mouse droppings to prevent infection and should use masks. New case counts include 128 cases and 75 cases in East Sabah, following 39 previous cases. The Ministry of Labor announced that the risk of human-to-human transmission is low if passengers from the cruise ship suspected of a Hanta virus outbreak enter Japan.

Fourteen Spanish tourists and one English doctor disembarked in the Canary Islands following a cruise ship incident. The ship's crew members are from the Philippines. The exact origin of the Hantavirus case is not specified. The ship's health responsibility lies with the charterer and the flag state, which in this case is the Netherlands, rather than the host nation. Current IMO regulations focus more on environmental standards for fuel discharge than on mandatory protocols for receiving ships with sick passengers. Health authorities are implementing containment measures to prevent further spread of the virus. The patient is currently under medical observation. Spanish maritime rescue vessels and the Civil Guard are orbiting a ship. A small tugboat brought two foreign health professionals over an hour ago to examine the passengers.