Drone footage captures hantavirus hit cruise ship passengers disembarking vessel

More than a dozen passengers on the cruise ship at the centre of a hantavirus outbreak have disembarked after a week in isolation at sea, as the “unprecedented” evacuation of the vessel commences. More than 140 people were on board the Dutch-flagged MV Hondius, including citizens from the UK, France, the Netherlands, and the United States, when it anchored off Tenerife in the early hour of Sunday. Medics in full PPE first embarked, before the process of escorting passengers off the ship began after it was confirmed all passengers remain asymptomatic. Watch more on Independent TV: https://tinyurl.com/yc7ukx9n The Independent is the world’s most free-thinking newsbrand, providing global news, commentary and analysis for the independently-minded. Subscribe: https://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-Independent Find us on social: TikTok / https://www.tiktok.com/@independent Instagram / https://www.instagram.com/the.independent/ X (Twitter) / https://twitter.com/Independent Facebook / https://www.facebook.com/TheIndependentOnline Download the iOS & Android app: https://tinyurl.com/2s3ts5dh Sign up to our newsletters: https://tinyurl.com/2bmw565x Help to support truly independent journalism. Every dollar you contribute will directly fund additional special reports and investigations from a free-thinking, award-winning newsroom you can trust: https://www.independent.co.uk/donations