• WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that health authorities’ work is not finished after the evacuation of the MV Hondius cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak.
  • Due to the long incubation period, new cases may emerge in the coming weeks.
  • WHO recommends that evacuees be actively monitored in quarantine or at home for 42 days from the last exposure, i.e. until June 21.
  • Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez praised the success of the evacuation and criticized those who refused to accept the ship.
  • The ship sailed for the Netherlands with part of the crew and is expected no earlier than Sunday evening.

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