Flight evacuates Spaniards from hantavirus-hit cruise

Tenerife (Spain), May 10: A plane carrying the first passengers evacuated from the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius departed Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands on Sunday for Madrid, where the evacuees will undergo quarantine and medical monitoring. Spanish nationals were prioritized in the first evacuation phase after the vessel arrived off Tenerife following a voyage from Cape Verde. Spanish health authorities said the evacuated passengers would be taken to a military hospital in Madrid for observation. According to cruise operator Oceanwide Expeditions , the ship carried 13 Spanish passengers and one Spanish crew member. Official…