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Hantavirus outbreak: UK to isolate cruise ship passengers in ex-Covid hospital

South China Morning Post · · 168 words · By Agence France-Presse
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“UK health authorities are gearing up to receive about 24 people from a virus-hit cruise ship”
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Multiple web search results confirm that UK health authorities are preparing for passengers from a virus-hit cruise ship (MV Hondius) to return to the UK, with specific mentions of testing and charter flights.
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web search NEUTRAL — Three people have died so far, and there are a total of eight confirmed cases linked to the ship, which was travelling from Ushuaia in Argentina to Cape Verde in Africa. A British crew member who has …
https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/health-authorities-race-to-tra…
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web search NEUTRAL — Britons on virus-hit cruise ship will be tested before charter flight back to UK.Three people have died following a suspected hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship in the Atlantic. The wider public…
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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web search NEUTRAL — Authorities in Tenerife are preparing to welcome the MV Hondius cruise ship. Health officials have drawn up plans to evacuate the some 140 passengers and crew when the stricken vessel arrives in the C…
https://metro.co.uk/2026/05/08/third-brit-has-hantavirus-282…
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“who will be isolated in a hospital once used for Covid-19 patients”
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Evidence explicitly states that British passengers and staff will be brought to Arrowe Park Hospital on the Wirral, which was notably used as a quarantine site during the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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web search NEUTRAL — British passengers and staff aboard a cruise ship at the centre of a deadly hantavirus outbreak will be brought to a UK hospital to isolate. Arrowe Park Hospital on the Wirral, Merseyside, was notably…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2029r42w8wo
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web search NEUTRAL — In a previous statement, Dream Cruises had said that the passenger's close travelling companions had been isolated on board and subsequently tested negative for Covid-19.
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/more-than-half-on-dre…
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web search NEUTRAL — The remaining passengers are revisiting Covid-19 protocols as they sanitize their hands repeatedly and await their next socially distanced meal. Evacuations are expected to begin on Monday, according …
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/world/hantavirus-cruise-s…
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“They are currently on board the Dutch ship, the MV Hondius”
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Multiple sources identify the ship as the MV Hondius and describe it as a Dutch-flagged passenger cruise ship.
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web search NEUTRAL — Where had the ship been? The MV Hondius first left Ushuaia in Argentina over a month ago. According to the MarineTraffic ship-tracking site, the Dutch-flagged passenger cruise ship made stops in Antar…
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/03/africa/atlantic-hantavirus-cr…
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web search NEUTRAL — Three people who were on board the MV Hondius have died, while a British man is in intensive care, and two crew members need medical attention. One case of hantavirus has been confirmed in relation to…
https://news.sky.com/story/three-dead-as-virus-breaks-out-on…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Dutch-flagged cruise ship MV Hondius has 149 people on board.A Dutch male passenger died on the ship on April 11. The cause of death could not be determined on board. The body was taken off the sh…
https://www.rfi.fr/en/international-news/20260504-health-eme…
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“due to anchor off Spain’s Canary Islands on Sunday”
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Two separate sources confirm the MV Hondius was scheduled to reach the port of Granadilla on the island of Tenerife (Canary Islands) on Sunday.
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web search NEUTRAL — The MV Hondius is anchored off the port of Cape Verde before beginning its voyage to the Canary Islands.The ship set off from the southern tip of Argentina on April 1 and travelled to some of the most…
https://cyprus-mail.com/2026/05/06/hantavirus-hit-cruise-shi…
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web search NEUTRAL — The MV Hondius is expected to reach the port of Granadilla on the island of Tenerife on Sunday. 4-MIN READ.But the Spanish archipelago’s regional government said evacuations must take place between Su…
https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3352939/spain…
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web search NEUTRAL — The MV Hondius is scheduled to reach the port of Granadilla on the island of Tenerife on Sunday morning. Nearly 150 people from more than 20 countries are still on board the vessel. Spanish authoritie…
https://www.dw.com/en/hantavirus-spain-readies-to-receive-cr…
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“Most of the nearly 150 people on board will be evacuated and flown home to their home countries”
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Sources confirm there are approximately 149-150 people on board and that Spanish authorities are planning evacuations to repatriate guests to their home countries.
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web search NEUTRAL — The MV Hondius is owned by the Dutch company Oceanwide Expeditions. [16] The ship has accommodation for 196 passengers across 95 cabins, and a crew of 72. [17] The ship departed from Ushuaia, Argentin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_hondius_Hantavirus_outbreak
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web search NEUTRAL — Almost 150 people, including 17 Americans, are stranded on a cruise ship off the coast of west Africa, after a suspected hantavirus outbreak on the vessel killed at least three people and left ...
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/05/03/africa/atlantic-hantaviru…
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web search NEUTRAL — Key Facts A total of 149 people from across 23 countries, including passengers and crew members, are stuck onboard the MV Hondius, a Dutch-flagged cruise ship that sailed from Argentina.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2026/05/04/about-1…
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“Among them are about 24 British passengers and crew, as well as two people from Ireland”
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While other sources confirm there are British passengers on board, the specific count of '24 British' and 'two from Ireland' is not explicitly corroborated by the provided evidence snippets (one source mentions '23 UK passengers'). The evidence provided for this claim index consists of dictionary definitions of the word 'there', which is irrelevant.
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web search NEUTRAL — Note: Do not confuse there, which has meanings that mostly relate to a literal or abstract location, with the words their and they're. Their has to do with what belongs to or is associated with them (…
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/there
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web search NEUTRAL — We can use there at the start of a clause as a type of indefinite subject. This means that we can put the actual subject at the end of the clause and so give it emphasis or focus (underlined below): …
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/there
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web search NEUTRAL — 1. Used to introduce a clause or sentence: There are numerous items. There must be another exit. 2. Used to indicate an unspecified person in direct address: Hello there.
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/there
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“None are currently showing any symptoms of hantavirus”
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Multiple sources, including a report citing the WHO, state that none of the remaining passengers or crew are currently showing symptoms of the virus.
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web search NEUTRAL — The organization said none of the remaining passengers or crew aboard the vessel are currently showing symptoms, though monitoring continues due to an incubation period of up to six weeks.
https://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202605/09/WS69fe8b07a310d…
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web search NEUTRAL — Is Hantavirus in the US? While several passengers from the cruise ship with the hantavirus outbreak have returned to the U.S., none have shown symptoms or tested positive for the virus, according to l…
https://www.today.com/health/disease/us-hantavirus-cruise-sh…
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web search NEUTRAL — Safety measures for passengers and crew members. Isolation rules. Dr. Tedros stated that anyone exhibiting symptoms will be immediately isolated.However, WHO noted that none of the passengers or crew …
https://www.ndtv.com/health/who-recommends-isolation-for-con…
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