Passengers Evacuate Cruise Ship Hit by Deadly Hantavirus Outbreak

The passengers and crew members started to leave the cruise ship on May 10 as global health officials oversee the process.
Passengers were seen disembarking from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship anchored off Tenerife in Spain's Canary Islands on May 10. Courtesy of Guardia Civil
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The passengers and crew aboard the MV Hondius exited the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship in the Canary Islands on May 10.

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) classified all passengers and crew as high-risk contacts as they disembark and return to their home countries.