Three ill passengers are being evacuated from the cruise ship Hondius, currently off the coast of Cape Verde, and flown to the Netherlands for medical care. One of them is Dutch, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which said the evacuation is being arranged as quickly as possible. The ship has reported multiple cases of Hantavirus among passengers and crew.

A suspected hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship off West Africa has killed three people, with the WHO coordinating emergency medical evacuations.

A suspected hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship off West Africa has killed three people, with the WHO coordinating emergency medical evacuations.