illustration of a hantavirus testing concept with laboratory tubes containing cotton swabs and hantavirus labels in Paris, France, on May 4 2026. Joao Luiz Bulcao/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images
Five Australians and one New Zealand resident will undergo three weeks of quarantine in Australia after being repatriated from a cruise ship affected by hantavirus, according to the Labor government.
The passengers had been travelling aboard the luxury expedition vessel MV Hondius which docked in Tenerife, Spain on May 10.
Monica O’Shea is a reporter based in Australia. She previously worked as a reporter for Motley Fool Australia, Daily Mail Australia, and Fairfax Regional Media. She can be reached at monica.o'[email protected]
