International Battle Erupts Over Disease-Stricken Cruise Ship as Another Case of Deadly Virus Is Confirmed

Spanish officials have clashed with their own regional authorities over a plan to receive the virus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius.

Meanwhile, a man who traveled on the Hondius has received treatment for the deadly hantavirus in Zurich, Switzerland.

According to The New York Times, Mónica García, the Spanish health minister, said during a Wednesday news conference that in the coming days the Hondius would dock at a port in Tenerife, one of Spain’s Canary Islands.

However, Fernando Clavijo, president of the Canary Islands, objected to the plan.

“There is no information that justifies why the vessel must sail for three days to the Canary Islands,” Clavijo said in a radio interview.

The Hondius departed Wednesday from its anchorage off the West African nation of Cape Verde.

For her part, García did not wish to engage in a public debate with the Canary Islands president.

“We are not going to get