Final evacuation flights from hantavirus-stricken ship land in Netherlands

One German passenger died during the voyage; 28 people evacuated due to hantavirus exposure; remaining crew and deceased passenger still on vessel.

On the afternoon of May 12, the last evacuees from the MV Hondius — a cruise ship overtaken by hantavirus in open waters — landed in Eindhoven, closing one chapter of a crisis that had turned an expedition voyage into a floating medical emergency. Twenty-eight people, drawn from several nations and professions, were brought to safety through a coordinated effort spanning international health authorities and multiple governments. One passenger did not survive the ordeal, and the ship itself now steams toward Rotterdam, carrying its remaining crew, its grief, and the work of disinfection still a

Final evacuation flights from hantavirus-stricken ship land in Netherlands

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