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Cruise ship hit by hantavirus outbreak departs Cape Verde for Canary Islands, Reuters witness says

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A drone view of the cruise ship MV Hondius, carrying passengers suspected of having cases of hantavirus on board, as it prepares to leave Praia, Cape Verde, May 6, 2026. REUTERS/Danilson Sequeira
A drone view of the cruise ship MV Hondius, carrying passengers suspected of having cases of hantavirus on board, as it prepares to leave Praia, Cape Verde, May 6, 2026. REUTERS/Danilson Sequeira Danilson Sequeira REUTERS

DAKAR - A luxury cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak and marooned since Sunday off the coast of Cape Verde left for Spain's Canary Islands on Wednesday after three people, two of them seriously ill, were evacuated, a Reuters witness said.

(Reporting by Julio Rodrigues; Writing by Clement Bonnerot; Editing by Chris Reese)

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This story was originally published May 6, 2026 at 2:16 PM.

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