US and French passengers test positive after evacuation from infected ship Last updated: May 11, 2026 | 11:47 British Nationals, repatriated after a prolonged stay on a cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak, arrive by coach at Arrowe Park Hospital in Wirral, north west England, on May 10, 2026, where they are expected to stay for up to 72 hours. AFP A US passenger evacuated from a hantavirus-hit cruise ship has tested positive for the Andes strain of the virus, deepening international concern over how countries are handling those exposed to the rare but potentially deadly disease. The case emerged as the complex evacuation of passengers from the Dutch-flagged MV Hondius continued from Spain’s Canary Islands, with the World Health Organisation warning that looser quarantine rules “may have risks”.…