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Cruise ship with hantavirus cases heads for Canary Islands
Spanish authorities are preparing to evacuate passengers and crew from a cruise ship affected by hantavirus. Health officials will oversee the process upon arrival. (sources: france24, pbs, reuters, nbcnews, scmp)
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A cruise ship with over 140 passengers and crew is en route to the Canary Islands for evacuation due to hantavirus cases. Health officials will manage the evacuation process.
- The cruise ship is heading to the Canary Islands for passenger and crew evacuations.
- Spanish health authorities will conduct careful evacuations upon the ship's arrival.
- The World Health Organization has assessed the risk to the wider public as low.
Why it matters
The situation highlights public health responses to infectious disease outbreaks on cruise ships.
Action context
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