hantavirus

Two evacuation flights from Tenerife to Eindhoven will depart on Monday after a hantavirus outbreak on the cruise ship Hondius. One flight carries crew members; the other transports passengers who will later continue to Australia. The ship will sail to Rotterdam for disinfection.

29 passengers from the cruise ship MV Hondius affected by the hantavirus will be flown back to Netherlands via the Eindhoven Airport on Sunday Morning. Thereafter they will have to self-quarantine for 6 weeks, following the safety protocol, per the Minister of Public Health Sophie Hermans.

A KLM flight attendant has been cleared of hantavirus following a negative test result confirmed by the World Health Organisation. The crew member had been hospitalised with mild symptoms after having "intensive contact" with a passenger in Johannesburg who later died from the virus. While the negative result offers some relief, health authorities continue to monitor 388 passengers from the flight, warning that the virus has a long incubation period of up to six weeks.