The regional government of Spain’s Canary Islands, off the coast of Morocco, on Wednesday said it would ban entry to a luxury cruise ship whose passengers have been hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak. According to the World Health Organization, seven cases of hantavirus, including three confirmed and five suspected, have been identified among the people aboard the MV Hondius, which departed from Argentina on April 1. Of these, three passengers have died, one is in intensive care in a South African hospital, and another is getting treated in Switzerland. Two sick crew members and another asymptomatic passenger have been evacuated from the Hondius. Oceanwide Expeditions, the organiser, said that the passenger is “closely associated with the guest who passed away on board”. They will be taken to the Netherlands. Around 150 passengers and crew members from 23 countries were on the ship, currently stationed in Cape Verde off West Africa. Here is what to know. What is hantavirus?…