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Virus Scare on Ship: No Symptoms Found
11 May
Summary
- No one aboard the Hondius cruise ship shows any virus symptoms.
- Isolation measures will be implemented for close contacts.
- Health officials assure the public of a very low hantavirus risk.
Concerns over a potential virus outbreak on the Hondius cruise ship have been addressed with health authorities confirming no individuals onboard are exhibiting symptoms. The World Health Organisation (WHO), Spanish officials, and the cruise company Oceanwide Expeditions have all verified the absence of illness. Despite initial reports of planned isolation measures for close contacts, top health officials have publicly stated that the situation is not another COVID-19 outbreak.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, alongside Spanish Health Minister Monica Garcia and Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska, arrived on Tenerife to manage the situation. They provided assurances that the public health risk associated with hantavirus remains very low. The current focus is on conducting thorough health assessments and testing for everyone on the ship.
