"The MV Hondius was carrying 25 crew members and two medical personnel as it reached Rotterdam on Monday morning, after all the passengers disembarked elsewhere. According to the ship's operator Oceanwide Expeditions, no one on board is experiencing any symptoms. Occupants were seen wearing masks on the deck as the boat was escorted through the port by a tug boat and a Dutch police boat. Authorities said the crew would enter immediate quarantine."
"During the outbreak, three passengers who had been aboard the ship died, including a Dutch couple who health officials believe were the first exposed to the virus, while visiting South America. The MV Hondius has spent the past six days sailing from the Canary Islands, where the remaining passengers were escorted off the vessel by personnel in full-body protective gear and boarded flights to more than 20 countries to enter quarantine."
"The outbreak on the ship has reached at least 11 cases, nine of which have been confirmed. The Public Health Agency of Canada said one of the four Canadians in isolation after leaving the ship tested positive Sunday and it would share information on the case with the World Health Organization. Crew members who are unable to return home will be quarantined in the Netherlands, the Dutch health ministry said last week."
"Eighteen Americans are currently under observation at specialized healthcare facilities in the United States designed to treat people with dangerous infectious diseases. The World Health Organization has stressed that the outbreak wasn't a repeat of COVID and that the contagion was very rare."
The MV Hondius docked at Rotterdam for disinfection after a hantavirus outbreak. The ship arrived with 25 crew members and two medical personnel, and all passengers had disembarked elsewhere. No one on board was reported to have symptoms, but the crew was placed into immediate quarantine. During the outbreak, three passengers died, including a Dutch couple believed to be the first exposed after visiting South America. The remaining passengers were escorted off the ship in full-body protective gear and flown to more than 20 countries for quarantine. The outbreak reached at least 11 cases, with nine confirmed. Canada reported one positive test among four Canadians in isolation and planned to share details with the World Health Organization. The World Health Organization stated the outbreak was not a repeat of COVID and that transmission was very rare.
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