Javier Padilla, Spain’s Secretary of State for health, said on social media on Sunday that the evacuation of passengers and some crew members from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship MV Hondius has been underway as planned, with more than 90 people expected to be evacuated by the end of the day.
According to a video released by the official X account of the Spanish Interior Ministry’s General Secretariat for Civil Protection and Emergencies, 49 passengers and crew members from 14 different countries had been evacuated by Sunday afternoon since the operation began.
Spain expects over 90 evacuees from hantavirus-hit cruise ship on Sunday:
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