Another MV Hondius patient tests positive for hantavirus as ship heads for Canary Islands
Daily Maverick | 07.05.2026 03:25
Another passenger on the cruise liner MV Hondius has been diagnosed with a hantavirus infection and is being treated in a Swiss hospital. He was on the ship for the first leg (Ushuaia to St Helena, April 1–24) of its current journey and became ill after he had already left the cruise, the spokesperson for Oceanwide Expedition, Kiki Hirschfeldt, said on Tuesday afternoon.