Spanish hantavirus ship evacuees arrive in Madrid: AFP

Spanish hantavirus ship evacuees arrive in Madrid: AFP
Sunday 10 May 2026 - 16:14

A flight carrying 14 Spanish evacuees from a cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak that has triggered international concern arrived in Madrid on Sunday, an AFP journalist saw.

The passengers and crew removed from the Dutch-flagged MV Hondius on the island of Tenerife arrived at the Torrejon airbase and will observe quarantine at a military hospital in Madrid.

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