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Countries scramble to track passengers of virus-hit cruise ship

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07-05-2026 | 03:36

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Countries scramble to track passengers of virus-hit cruise ship

Countries worldwide scrambled on Thursday to trace people who had left the cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak before it got marooned off the coast of Cape Verde, in an effort to prevent further spread of the disease.

Three people - a Dutch couple and a German national - died in the outbreak on the MV Hondius. Eight people, including a Swiss citizen, are suspected to have contracted the virus, according to the World Health Organization.

The Dutch government on Wednesday said around 40 passengers had disembarked the ship in Santa Helena, where the ship made ⁠a stop on its way to Cape Verde - before the outbreak was reported.

The whereabouts of many of these passengers is as yet unknown.

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