NPR News: 05-10-2026 8AM EDT

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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. Health officials in Spain say passengers are being removed from the Dutch cruise ship tied to the hantavirus outbreak after the vessel arrived near the Canary Islands today. The seventeen Americans aboard are being flown to the United States for monitoring and evaluation while other passengers head back to their home countries. Spanish Health Minister Monica Garcia says the response effort has involved extensive international coordination.

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Twenty-three countries are involved in this operation. I want to thanks all the institutions, the WHO of course. All the passengers remain asymptomatic. The boat has arrived at six thirty AM. The entire operation is proceeding normally.

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The outbreak has left three people dead and infected several others. But the World Health Organization says the overall risk to the public remains low and stresses this is not another COVID-19-style pandemic. The US will host another round of talks between Israel and Lebanon in Washington this week. In the meantime, Lebanese officials say another round of Israeli airstrikes