Around four Australian passengers are stranded on the luxury cruise ship MV Hondius after a hantavirus outbreak is reported onboard while the vessel remains held off West Africa. Multiple outlets say the ship is being kept off the coast near Cape Verde, and that more than 140 passengers and crew remain on board. Reporting also indicates that three people have died and others have fallen ill, prompting health measures. One report states the World Health Organization suspects human-to-human transmission, while authorities and media describe the situation as an identified or suspected hantavirus outbreak. Plans for returning passengers are under way. Two outlets say the stranded Australians are due to arrive home the following day. Another outlet quotes a government minister saying it is unclear when a repatriation flight would depart from the Netherlands to Perth, despite passengers being given a limited window to quarantine in Europe. Overall coverage focuses on the continued detention of the ship, the number of people affected and waiting to be repatriated, and the logistics and timing of flights for Australian passengers.
Australians stranded on MV Hondius after hantavirus outbreak, repatriation planned
Around four Australian passengers are stranded on the luxury cruise ship MV Hondius after a hantavirus outbreak is reported onboard while the vessel remains held off West Africa. Multiple outlets say...
- The MV Hondius cruise ship is held off the coast of West Africa (near Cape Verde) due to a hantavirus outbreak.
- More than 140 people remain onboard, including about 150 total passengers and crew in some reports.
- Three people are reported to have died, and others fall ill during the outbreak.
- About four Australian passengers are affected and are being repatriated.
- Reports indicate uncertainty or short timeframes around quarantine and the timing of repatriation flights.
A group of Australian passengers who were aboard the Hantavirus-infected MV Hondius cruise ship have returned home.
3 months agoA group of Australian passengers who were aboard the Hantavirus-infected MV Hondius cruise ship have returned home.
3 months agoA group of Australian passengers who were aboard the Hantavirus-infected MV Hondius cruise ship have returned home.
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