International Health Authorities Coordinate Urgent Repatriation Efforts for MV Hondius Outbreak

The MV Hondius is arriving in the Canary Islands for a controlled repatriation after a hantavirus outbreak caused three deaths.Authorities are managing the crisis through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism while the WHO provides diagnostic and medical support.Eight confirmed cases of the Andes strain have prompted a secure quarantine operation for all 140 passengers on board the vessel.Military assets will transport Spanish citizens to Madrid for isolation as investigators continue tracing the origins of the virus.
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