"Hanta ship" It sails to the Netherlands after the end of the evacuation of its passengers

The ship left "Hondius" On board of which infections with the Hanta virus were detected, the Spanish Canary Islands returned to the Netherlands on Monday, after the end of the evacuation of the last passengers and seven of them were confirmed to be infected with the virus.

Three of the ship’s passengers died after the rare virus that spreads among rodents was detected on board the ship, which raised global public health concerns.

Among the living patients, seven cases were confirmed, and an eighth case was listed as being positive. "Possible"according to the United Nations World Health Organization and some national health authorities.

French officials said that a woman confirmed to be infected with the virus was admitted to intensive care and is in stable condition.

There are no vaccines or specific treatments for the virus, but health officials said the risk to the public was low and refused to compare it to the Covid epidemic.

The company said "Oceanwide Expeditions" The operator said in a statement that it is "The MV Hondius’ sailing to Rotterdam is expected to take six days".

She added "Tentative arrival date is Sunday evening, May 2026"

On board the ship were 25 crew members and two members of the medical staff, and with them was the body of a German woman who died due to infection.

The passengers in the Netherlands

landed in Netherlands Late Monday night, the last two evacuation planes carry passengers and crew from the cruise ship "MV Hondius" Where an outbreak of Hantavirus.

The two planes evacuated 28 people from the ship, according to the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, including passengers, medical staff, and ship crew members.

Passengers in a quarantine facility

The first plane that landed in the Dutch city of Eindhoven was carrying 6 passengers. "Hondius"4 from Australia, one from New Zealand, and a British person living in Australia.

The six passengers are expected to remain in a quarantine facility near the airport before being returned to Australia.
They got off the air ambulance plane and headed to the airport hall wearing white medical scrubs and face masks and carrying white bags containing their belongings.

As for the second plane, it was carrying 19 crew members, a British doctor, and two epidemiologists. One from the World Health Organization and the other from the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control.