cruise ship
France locks down 1,700 on cruise ship after 90-year-old dies
French authorities investigate gastrointestinal illness on a British cruise ship docked in Bordeaux, with health officials testing possible causes among passengers and crew.
May 13, 2026
Everyone on hantavirus-hit ship 'high-risk contact', must be monitored: WHO
WHO advises monitoring all passengers after a deadly cruise ship outbreak, ordering 42-day surveillance and follow-up after disembarkation, while saying public risk to the Canary Islands remains low.
May 9, 2026
Passengers to be repatriated after deadly hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship
Countries are preparing to repatriate passengers from the MV Hondius after a deadly hantavirus outbreak killed three people and infected several others during the cruise across the Atlantic Ocean.
May 8, 2026
WHO tracing over 80 people on flight taken by hantavirus victim
WHO traces contacts on a flight from Saint Helena to Johannesburg after a cruise ship passenger later tested positive for hantavirus and died, prompting contact tracing for all 82 passengers and six crew members.
May 5, 2026
Cape Verde bans passengers from cruise with suspected virus deaths
Cape Verde refuses to allow cruise passengers to disembark from MV Hondius over suspected hantavirus outbreak after three deaths, while health authorities continue investigating the cause.
May 4, 2026