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Evacuations Underway for Hantavirus-Affected Cruise Ship Passengers
Passengers from the MV Hondius are being evacuated following a hantavirus outbreak. Health officials emphasize that the situation does not warrant widespread concern. (sources: fortune, pbs, aljazeera, abc7chicago, dw)
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Evacuations have begun for passengers on the MV Hondius cruise ship due to a hantavirus outbreak. Passengers are being taken to a military hospital in Madrid for quarantine.
- The World Health Organization has stated that the public should not be overly concerned about the outbreak.
- Passengers are being evacuated from the cruise ship anchored off Spain's Canary Islands.
- The first group of evacuated passengers arrived in Madrid for quarantine.
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