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UK nationals on hantavirus-hit cruise ship will isolate in hospital, Sky News says

Sat, 09th May 2026 15:32

LONDON, May ​9 (Reuters) - ⁠British passengers ​and staff on the ​cruise ‌ship hit ⁠by a ⁠hantavirus outbreak ​will be taken to a hospital in ​northwest ‌England to isolate once they ​are repatriated, Sky ‌News reported on Saturday.

The ship ‌is expected to dock on the ​Spanish island of Tenerife ‌on Sunday, following which the ⁠22 ⁠British nationals onboard ‌will be flown ​back to ​Britain. (Reporting ‌by Sarah Young; Editing by Toby Chopra)

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