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American MV "Hondius" passengers quarantined in Nebraska following exposure to the hantavirus on the ship will remain in quarantine until the end of May.
2026-05-20

MV, the cruise ship at center of the hantavirus outbreak, arrives at the Port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands for disinfection after passengers disembarked the ship.
2026-05-18

A national lab in Winnipeg, Manitoba confirms that a Canadian passenger on MV "Hondius" who is isolating in British Columbia has tested positive for hantavirus.
2026-05-17

The Canadian public health agency reports that a Canadian on the MV "Hondius" has tested positive for the Andes strain of the hantavirus and was hospitalized along with their spouse.
2026-05-16

The Spanish health ministry confirms the country's first case of hantavirus in a Spanish passenger from the MV "Hondius" who has been in isolation at a hospital in Madrid since 11 May.
2026-05-12

MV "Hondius" arrives on Tenerife, Spain, after being anchored at the Canary Islands. Passengers on the ship evacuate after previously being exposed to the hantavirus.
2026-05-10

The World Health Organization reports six cases of the Andes strain of hantavirus in connection with MV "Hondius".
2026-05-8

Spanish authorities allow the ship to dock at the Canary Islands as several passengers are Spanish citizens.
2026-05-6

Three people are killed in a hantavirus outbreak on the cruise ship MV "Hondius" off the coast of West Africa.
2026-05-3

Europol announces an end to an operation against synthetic drug production and trafficking in Belgium, the Czech Republic, Germany, Netherlands, Poland, and Spain, resulting in the arrests of 85 people and the seizure of 1,000 metric tons of chemicals in 24 labs.
2026-01-21