Spanish citizens traveling on the luxury cruise ship "MV Hondius", where a hantavirus outbreak has been detected, belong to six autonomous communities. Specifically, there are five people from Catalonia, three from Madrid, three from Asturias, and one from Castilla y León, another from Galicia, and another from the Valencian Community, according to details provided by the Government Delegation in Asturias.
In total, there are 13 Spanish passengers and one crew member who, along with the rest of the ship's occupants, are expected to arrive in the Canary Islands within an estimated timeframe of three to four days. This was communicated this Tuesday by the Ministry of Health, after confirming that Spain gave the green light, at the request of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Union, for the ship to make a stopover in the Canary Islands in order to organize the healthcare of passengers and crew under a strict international protocol.
On the "MV Hondius" travel 149 people of 23 different nationalities, of which 88 are passengers and 61 are part of the crew.