The cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak has docked at the Dutch port of Rotterdam for disinfection, wrapping up a troubled journey that put international health authorities on alert. People in personal protective suits on board the cruise ship MV Hondius, which was affected by a hantavirus outbreak, after it arrived at the…
Hong Kong will act as a global partner in pandemic preparedness, leveraging its “unrivalled” status as a medical innovation hub to combat emerging health threats such as a recent hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship, the city’s leader and health chief have said. Speaking at the Asia Summit on Global Health on Monday, Chief Executive…
The first group of passengers of the cruise ship hit by the hantavirus outbreak began disembarking into small boats on Sunday. The boat, consisting of all Spanish nationals, is headed to Tenerife’s Port of Granadilla, from where they will be taken to a hospital in Madrid. Passengers from the cruise ship MV Hondius affected by…
The World Health Organisation on Thursday dismissed concerns that the hantavirus outbreak could spiral into a global pandemic. Panic set in after at least eight cases of hantavirus were confirmed after an outbreak on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Panic set in after at least eight cases of hantavirus were confirmed after an…