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Received — 11 May 2026 UK and Ireland

Third passenger tests positive for Hantavirus as cruise ship Hondius leaves Tenerife after last travellers disembark

11 May 2026 at 18:11
A THIRD rat virus cruise passenger has tested positive for hantavirus with the ship leaving Tenerife with just crew on board. A Spanish guest tested positive for the deadly virus and is said to be asymptomatic as medics quickly took them to quarantine in Madrid. Three cruise passengers have already died, with two of them...

Hantavirus cruise patient tested positive for deadly rat disease BEFORE officials allowed them to fly across the world

11 May 2026 at 15:33
A RAT virus cruise passenger had already tested positive for hantavirus before health officials gave them the all clear to leave and fly across the world. Another US citizen also had a cough on board the infected ship which the doctor didn't consider a symptom because it went away the next day. It comes as…...

Two cruise passengers test positive for rat virus after being evacuated off ship in Tenerife – with more cases feared

11 May 2026 at 05:28
TWO rat plague ship evacuees have tested positive for the killer disease just hours after health officials gave them the all-clear to leave the ship. A French woman was confirmed to have the deadly hantavirus after falling ill on her repatriation flight and a US citizen has also tested positive. It comes as… Two new...

Received — 10 May 2026 UK and Ireland

Brit rat virus cruise passengers land in UK & are taken to quarantine site as they face 45 days in isolation

10 May 2026 at 06:12
BRITS evacuated from the rat virus cruise ship MV Hondius have arrived at a UK hospital for tests - and face a gruelling 45-day home quarantine. The 20 evacuees were rushed to Arrowe Park Hospital in Birkenhead, Merseyside - after landing at Manchester Airport just hours ago. The coach carrying the passengers had a police...

Received — 8 May 2026 UK and Ireland

Tenerife protesters threaten to BLOCK port before ‘rat virus’ cruise arrives as first suspected case hits Spanish resort

8 May 2026 at 13:26
PROTESTS erupted in Tenerife today as furious locals threatened to block the doomed cruise ship ravaged by a deadly rat bug from docking. Terrified locals said they had "no way to stop" hantavirus if it hit the Canary Islands as they fear a repeat of the Covid-19 pandemic. It comes as... A third British case...

Received — 6 May 2026 UK and Ireland

Two Brit passengers self isolating at home in UK as ex cop, 56, among three evacuated from ‘rat virus’-hit cruise ship

6 May 2026 at 12:54
TWO British passengers are self-isolating at home in the UK amid fears they were exposed to the rat-linked Hantavirus while aboard the MV Hondius. The pair left the ship when she was docked at St Helena between April 22-24 before flying to the UK via Johannesburg. Neither has reported symptoms, but both contacted health officials...

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