Three hantavirus patients evacuated from cruise ship off Cape Verde
Argentina CountryCabo Verde CountryFalkland Islands CountryNetherlands CountrySouth Africa CountrySpain Country
(6 May 2026) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Praia, Cape Verde - 6 May 2026 ++MUTE++ 1. STILL of MV Hondius cruise ship anchored at a port in Praia. (ID: 26126376625918) 2. STILL of small boat sailing away from MV Hondius cruise ship after evacuating patients. (ID: 26126376779663) 3. STILL of health workers in protective gear evacuating patients. (ID: 26126381659318) 4. STILL of health workers in protective gear evacuating patients. (ID: 26126382130177) 5. STILL of health workers in protective gear evacuating patients (ID: 26126382759463) 6. STILL of ambulance evacuating patients from cruise ship to airport. (ID: 26126387294475) 7. STILL of ambulance evacuating patients from cruise ship to airport (ID: 26126386734010) 8. STILL of ambulance, background right, evacuating patients from cruise ship to airport. (ID: 26126390171123) STORYLINE: Three patients were evacuated from a cruise ship off Cape Verde on Wednesday amid a hantavirus outbreak, as a new case was confirmed in Switzerland. AP Stills show health workers in protective gear evacuating patients, in a port in Praia, Cape Verde's capital. The cruise ship at the centre of the deadly outbreak, which is stuck off the coast of Cape Verde with nearly 150 people on board, is waiting to head to Spain’s Canary Islands. Meanwhile, health authorities in South Africa and Switzerland identified a strain of the virus that can be transmitted between humans in rare cases. Three passengers have died and several others have been sickened by hantavirus on board the Dutch-flagged MV Hondius cruise ship. Hantavirus usually spreads by inhaling contaminated rodent droppings. The ship left Argentina on April 1 on an Atlantic cruise and was scheduled to include stops in Antarctica, the Falkland Islands and other locations. However, the itinerary appears to have changed because of the situation on board. The head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said three patients with suspected hantavirus cases have been evacuated from the ship and are on their way to the Netherlands. =========================================================== Clients are reminded to adhere to all listed restrictions and to check the terms of their licence agreements. For further assistance, please contact the AP Archive on: Tel +44(0)2074827482 Email: info@aparchive.com. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/99858efbd6b448bcac8c779b554c2649