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First Hantavirus Cruise Ship Passengers Arrive in Home Countries
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First Hantavirus Cruise Ship Passengers Arrive in Home Countries

TIME·Rebecca Schneid·23 days ago
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The first passengers from a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak arrived in their home countries on Sunday after evacuating from the vessel earlier in the day.  The first group was seen wearing personal protective equipment , face masks, hazmat suits and respirators as a small boat brought them ashore around 9:30 a.m., before they were all taken to the Tenerife airport. Spain's health ministry said none of the first group to disembark exhibited symptoms of the virus. Planes carrying Spanish and French nationals arrived in Madrid and Paris, respectively, on Sunday. A flight to the Netherlands—transporting citizens of Germany, Belgium and Greece—was scheduled to depart next, followed by flights to the U.K., Canada, Turkey, Ireland and the U.S.  Thirty crew members will remain on board the ship as it sails back to the Netherlands for disinfection.…

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