Hantavirus Symptoms Reported on Cruise Evacuation Flight
A French citizen on the hantavirus-stricken MV Hondius cruise ship came down with symptoms while flying back to France.
A Spanish evacuee wearing a white hazmat protective suit boards the rear door of a Spanish air force Airbus A310 plane at the Tenerife Sur-Reina Sofia airport after being evacuated from the Dutch flagged hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius which anchored at the industrial port of Granadilla de Abona on the island of Tenerife in Spain's Canary Islands on May 10, 2026. Antonio Sempere/AFP via Getty Images
A French citizen on the MV Hondius cruise ship came down with hantavirus symptoms while flying back to France, according to French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu.
Lecornu on Sunday posted on X that there were five French citizens on board the cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak, and all five were placed in strict isolation until further notice. He said they will undergo tests and a full health assessment.
