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Hantavirus hell: deadly virus takes hold of cruise ship – The Latest

5/6/202611 min

Three people have died and several others have been medically evacuated after the outbreak of a deadly hantavirus on a luxury cruise ship – watch on YouTube There are still close to 150 passengers onboard MV Hondius, which is travelling towards the Canary Islands where it is set to dock. So how worried should we be about the spread of the virus? Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian reporter Oliver Holmes. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

Clips

Spain Overrides Canary Islands
Timeline Of Tragedy Onboard
Confirmed Andes Strain Risks
COVID Echoes, But Key Differences
Life In Tiny Porthole Cabins
Specialists Board With A Plan

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First 90 seconds

  1. Lucy Hough· Host0:00

    This is The Guardian.

  2. Oliver Holmes· Guest0:01

    The reason why everyone is, is really worried about this story is 'cause we all remember what happened during COVID when there were cruise liners stranded. Three people are dead after a suspected outbreak of what's called hantavirus aboard a cruise ship, nearly 150 people on board. It's now been confirmed as this Andes strain of this virus. A 70-year-old Dutch man got sick and then eventually died. Everyone's gonna be isolating in their rooms. Some of the rooms are very small. They've just got little portholes. There's gonna be a lot of worry, and then of course, the, the ship still needs to operate.

  3. Lucy Hough· Host0:43

    Three people have been evacuated from a cruise ship with an outbreak of a deadly virus. What do we know about the situation on board? From The Guardian's Today in Focus, this is the latest with me, Lucy Hough. Well, joining me is Oliver Holmes, who is a Guardian reporter who's been across this for us. I mean, Oliver, this is just a nightmare scenario, isn't it? I was surprised to read, given that this story has been making headlines in the last few days, the outbreak of the infection of hantavirus, this v- virus that is transmitted by rodents but has spread on this cruise liner. Actually, people set off on this cruise liner in early April. Tell me about the trajectory, the s- what's happened since then.

  4. Oliver Holmes· Guest1:26

    Yeah. So they set off from Argentina, and

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