
The marooned luxury MV Hondius cruise ship at the center of a deadly suspected hantavirus outbreak is now planning to dock in Spain, the World Health Organization revealed Tuesday.
The cruise ship carrying 150 people is currently stranded in the Atlantic Ocean off the African coast after the island nation of Cape Verde refused to let passengers ashore amid health concerns.
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The MV Hondius, which was on a weekslong polar cruise from Argentina to Antarctica when passengers started falling ill, will start heading to Spain’s Canary Island, WHO said.
Spanish authorities, meanwhile, haven’t yet confirmed if they will allow the ship to dock but said they were monitoring the situation.
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