{"id":331816,"date":"2026-05-09T13:40:55","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T08:10:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=331816"},"modified":"2026-05-09T13:40:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T08:10:56","slug":"hantavirus-live-confirmed-cases-rise-with-contacts-ordered-to-isolate-in-hotel-rooms-news-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/09\/hantavirus-live-confirmed-cases-rise-with-contacts-ordered-to-isolate-in-hotel-rooms-news-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Hantavirus LIVE: Confirmed cases rise with contacts ordered to isolate in hotel rooms | News World"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The variety of confirmed Hantavirus cases has risen to 6 because the 22 Brits stuck on the ship prepare to be flown back to the UK. <\/p>\n<p>British nationals still on board MV Hondius can be flown home tomorrow and put in hotels to self-isolate. <\/p>\n<p>Hantavirus has killed three people on board, with confirmed cases now rising 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Not one of the remaining passengers or crew is currently showing symptoms.<\/p>\n<p>Each the UK and the US are arranging flights to repatriate their residents. The WHO says the chance of hantavirus to the broader public stays low. <\/p>\n<p>Passengers who disembarked the vessel before the outbreak was detected are being tracked by health authorities.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-container \">\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-body\">\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry\">                <time class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-date\" datetime=\"2026-05-08T15:06:35Z\">May 8, 2026 4:06 pm<\/time>                <\/p>\n<h4>Those still on MV Hondius report no symptoms<\/h4>\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-content\">\n<p>The passengers who remain on the hantavirus-hit cruise ship will not be reporting any symptoms, the World Health Organisation has said.<\/p>\n<p>Those that have been exposed to the virus have been asked to self-isolate with regular medical checks<\/p>\n<p>The World Health Organisation\u2019s technical officer Anais Legand said: \u2018They can be asked to take their temperature each day for 42 days, they can be asked to examine day by day for other symptoms like feeling unwell or a headache<\/p>\n<p>\u2018They can be supplied with someone to contact in the event that they\u2019re not feeling well, it\u2019s as much as the national authorities where people will go next.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-container \">\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-body\">\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry\">                <time class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-date\" datetime=\"2026-05-08T15:02:51Z\">May 8, 2026 4:02 pm<\/time>                <\/p>\n<h4>Canary Islands\u2019 president says it\u2019s \u2018time to collaborate\u2019<\/h4>\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-content\">\n<p>The President of the Canary Islands has said \u2018it&#8217;s time to collaborate\u2019 after he was forced to permit MV Hondius to dock near Tenerife.<\/p>\n<p>Fernando Clavijo has softened his stance after he was overruled by the Spanish courts for 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datetime=\"2026-05-08T14:57:11Z\">May 8, 2026 3:57 pm<\/time>                <\/p>\n<h4>In pictures: Protests erupt over ship docking in Tenerife<\/h4>\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<\/div><figcaption>Demonstrators with placards attend a protest by port staff (Picture: Reuters)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_296263103-c2d4.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28289939\" alt=\"Dockers hold banners reading 'Workers of Tenerife port - TPT (Trabajadores del Puerto de Tenerife) - Respect Tenerife - we are not second-class' as they protest against the arrival of a cruise ship affected by hantavirus in Santa Cruz de Tenerife on May 8, 2026.\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\">\t<\/div><figcaption>The baenner reads \u2018we will not be second-class\u2019 as they protest against the arrival of a cruise ship affected by hantavirus (Picture: AFP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_296263316-b758.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28289936\" alt=\"Dockers hold banners reading 'Workers of Tenerife port - TPT (Trabajadores del Puerto de Tenerife) - Port without means, Port unsafe' as they protest against the arrival of a cruise ship affected by hantavirus in Santa Cruz de Tenerife on May 8, 2026. Passengers aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship affected by a deadly hantavirus outbreak will start being flown to their countries of origin after the vessel arrives on the Canary island of Tenerife on May 10, 2026, the Spanish government said. (Photo by JORGE GUERRERO \/ AFP via Getty Images)\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Dockers hold banners reading \u2018Employees of Tenerife port \u2013 TPT (Trabajadores del Puerto de Tenerife) \u2013 Port without means, Port unsafe'(Picture: AFP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-container \">\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-body\">\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry\">                <time class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-date\" datetime=\"2026-05-08T12:44:36Z\">May 8, 2026 1:44 pm<\/time>                <\/p>\n<h4>Patient with suspected hantavirus hospitalised in Alicante, Spain<\/h4>\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-content\">\n<p>A lady has been admitted to hospital in Spain with a suspected case of hantavirus.<\/p>\n<p>The patient is known to have been a passenger on the identical flight as a Dutch woman who passed away on April 26, becoming the second person to die after contracting the virus on the cruise ship MV Hondius.<\/p>\n<p>The girl is receiving treatment on the Sant Joan General Hospital in Alicante, local outlet EFE Noticias reports.<\/p>\n<p>The publication also reported Spanish nationals coming off the ship \u2013 or who&#8217;ve had contact with confirmed cases \u2013 will face a compulsory quarantine period.<\/p>\n<p>During this time they can be housed on the G\u00f3mez Ulla Hospital in Madrid, the country\u2019s Public Health Commission said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-container \">\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-body\">\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry\">                <time class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-date\" datetime=\"2026-05-08T10:56:34Z\">May 8, 2026 11:56 am<\/time>                <\/p>\n<h4>Two vials of hantavirus went missing from lab two years ago<\/h4>\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_296137787-8989.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28273596\" alt=\"Test tubes labelled \" hantavirus=\"\" positive=\"\" in=\"\" this=\"\" illustration=\"\" taken=\"\" may=\"\" reuters=\"\" ruvic=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Some vials of hantavirus disappeared in 2024 (Picture: Reuters)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Two vials of\u00a0hantavirus\u00a0went missing from an Australian lab two years before the recent outbreak on the cruise ship MV Hondius.<\/p>\n<p>Out of the 300 vials that went missing in 2024, two contained the hantavirus, which causes the condition that has left three dead within the last two weeks.<\/p>\n<p>On the time, it was thought the disappearance happened when the vials were being transferred to a brand new freezer.<\/p>\n<p>But an investigation found they were probably destroyed slightly than stolen.The vials will not be connected with probably the most recent outbreak.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll be able to read more here. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-container \">\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-body\">\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry\">                <time class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-date\" datetime=\"2026-05-08T10:24:47Z\">May 8, 2026 11:24 am<\/time>                <\/p>\n<h4>Hantavirus vaccine \u2018could take years to approve\u2019<\/h4>\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-content\">\n<p>Scientists are rushing to develop a vaccine for hantavirus but it is going to likely take years to approve. <\/p>\n<p>Researchers on the University of Bath said they&#8217;re working ona  \u2018highly promising jab\u2019. <\/p>\n<p>Animals tested with the vaccine have shown \u2018excellent immune responses\u2019 and so they hope to maneuver on to human trials in the long run. <\/p>\n<p>Jay Cooper, a virologist from the US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, told\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/d41586-026-01494-9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"\">Nature<\/a>: \u2018A significant barrier for hantavirus vaccines is funding for advanced development<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Right away we&#8217;re pushing from the research side, but there is no such thing as a strong external pull, so progress is slower than it could possibly be. It\u2019s frustrating \u2013 like pushing a rock up a hill for years.\u2019<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-container \">\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-body\">\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry\">                <time class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-date\" datetime=\"2026-05-08T09:57:09Z\">May 8, 2026 10:57 am<\/time>                <\/p>\n<h4>US classifies hantavirus emergency as \u2018level three\u2019<\/h4>\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-content\">\n<p>People in not less than three US states are being monitored for potential hantavirus infection. <\/p>\n<p>State health services in Georgia are monitoring two residents, Arizona is monitoring one one who was on the ship and California said they&#8217;re working with an undisclosed variety of potential patients.<\/p>\n<p>Donald Trump told reporters yesterday he had been briefed on the virus and he hopes it&#8217;s under control. <\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said: \u2018The Department of State is leading a coordinated, whole-of-government response including direct contact with passengers, diplomatic coordination, and engagement with domestic and international health authorities.\u2019<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-container \">\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-body\">\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry\">                <time class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-date\" datetime=\"2026-05-08T08:23:10Z\">May 8, 2026 9:23 am<\/time>                <\/p>\n<h4>Mapped: Where has hantavirus ship MV Hondius been?<\/h4>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.metro.co.uk\/i\/html_modules\/2026\/05_MAY\/260504_Rat_Cruise_Map\/index.html\" width=\"100%\" height=\"500px\" class=\"metro-iframe iframe-autoheight \" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" name=\"69feea785fcc2\"><\/iframe>            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-container \">\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-body\">\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry\">                <time class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-date\" datetime=\"2026-05-08T07:59:05Z\">May 8, 2026 8:59 am<\/time>                <\/p>\n<h4>Dutch flight attendant tests negative for hantavirus<\/h4>\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_296113515-bf7c.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28273601\" alt=\"Medical crew and ambulances wait for the arrival of second medical plane allegedly carrying some of the passengers believed to be infected with hantavirus aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius at the Schiphol airport, near Amsterdam on May 7, 2026. The MV Hondius, a hantavirus hotspot, left Cape Verde on May 6, 2026 and is expected to arrive in Tenerife in the Spanish Canary Islands on May 9, from where the evacuation of passengers is expected to begin on May 11. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) and Oceanwide, three peopletwo sick crew members and one person who had been in contact with one of the confirmed caseswere evacuated. The first plane landed on May 6 evening at Amsterdam airport. (Photo by Michel van BERGEN \/ ANP \/ AFP via Getty Images) \/ Netherlands OUT\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Medical crew and ambulances wait for the arrival of a second medical plane (Picture: AFP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A Dutch flight attendant who was involved with a girl who died from hantavirus has tested negative. <\/p>\n<p>The employee from KLM airline was taken to hospital in Amsterdam yesterday after showing mild symptoms. <\/p>\n<p>She was involved with a 69-year-old Dutch woman who died after contracting the disease along with her husband. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-container \">\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-body\">\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry\">                <time class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-date\" datetime=\"2026-05-08T07:47:09Z\">May 8, 2026 8:47 am<\/time>                <\/p>\n<h4>In numbers: What number of British people have been affected by the hantavirus outbreak?<\/h4>\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Three British nationals are confirmed or suspected of getting hantavirus<\/li>\n<li>One is being treated in South Africa, one is being treated within the Netherlands and the opposite is being treated in Trista da Cunha<\/li>\n<li>Seven Brits disembarked the ship at St Helena following the primary death. 4 remain there and have been situated<\/li>\n<li>Two Brits who disembarked have been situated within the UK and are self-isolating <\/li>\n<li>One person has not yet been traced<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-container \">\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-body\">\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry\">                <time class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-date\" datetime=\"2026-05-08T07:28:06Z\">May 8, 2026 8:28 am<\/time>                <\/p>\n<h4>Medical staff sent to St Helena <\/h4>\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-content\">\n<p>4 Brits who disembarked MV Hondius at St Helena after a person died on board have been situated. <\/p>\n<p>They were amongst 30 passengers who left the ship together with the dead man\u2019s wife, who also died a number of days later in Johannesburg. <\/p>\n<p>The 4 Bits are actually believed to have symptoms but are involved with health officials. <\/p>\n<p>Medical staff is anticipated to be sent to the island within the south Atlantic. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-container \">\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-body\">\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry\">                <time class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-date\" datetime=\"2026-05-08T07:16:38Z\">May 8, 2026 8:16 am<\/time>                <\/p>\n<h4>Third Brit suspected of getting hantavirus<\/h4>\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-content\">\n<p>A 3rd British citizen is feared to have hantavirus\u00a0after an outbreak on MV Hondius.<\/p>\n<p>The patient is on the Atlantic island of Tristan de Cunha where the ship stopped mid- April.<\/p>\n<p>Two other British men are confirmed to have the disease after staying on the boat.<\/p>\n<p>Martin Anstee was evacuated to a hospital within the\u00a0Netherlands\u00a0where he stays in stable condition. The opposite man, a British doctor, is in intensive care in\u00a0South Africa.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-container \">\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-body\">\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry\">                <time class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-date\" datetime=\"2026-05-07T21:58:22Z\">May 7, 2026 10:58 pm<\/time>                <\/p>\n<h4>Live coverage wraps up <\/h4>\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-content\">\n<p>It&#8217;s time to close our hantavirus live blog. <\/p>\n<p>Thanks for following along. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-container \">\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-body\">\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry\">                <time class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-date\" datetime=\"2026-05-07T17:09:51Z\">May 7, 2026 6:09 pm<\/time>                <\/p>\n<h4>French citizen on same flight as confirmed case has \u2018symptoms\u2019 despite not being on ship<\/h4>\n<div class=\"dmg-liveblog__entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_296050836-eb60.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28263893\" alt=\"Ambulances arrive at Schiphol-East airport for three medical evacuees from the cruise ship MV Hondius in Schiphol, Netherlands, 06 May 2026.\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Eight French nationals are being monitored after sharing a flight with the Dutch woman who died from hantavirus (Picture: EPA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A French national who was on the identical plane as a confirmed hantavirus case has developed \u2018mild symptoms\u2019 and gone into isolation, the French Health ministry has said.<\/p>\n<p>There are eight French individuals who weren&#8217;t on the MV Hondius cruise but shared a flight with the lady who died after flying from St Helena to Johannesburg on April 25.<\/p>\n<p>Tests are underway to seek out out what&#8217;s behind the symptoms experienced by the French national now in isolation, officials said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"factbox\" data-ico=\"factbox_article\" data-track-module=\"factbox_article\">\n<h2 class=\"factbox-title\">\n\t\t\t\tEnroll for all of the newest stories\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<div class=\"factbox-content\">\n<p>Start your day informed with Metro&#8217;s <strong>News Updates<\/strong> newsletter or get <strong>Breaking News <\/strong>alerts the moment it happens. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"><\/use><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Hantavirus survivor says disease was \u2018hell on earth\u2019 with \u2018Covid-type symptoms\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"><\/use><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Bill Gates-backed vaccine group warned hantavirus \u2018could possibly be next pandemic\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"><\/use><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: \u2018It felt like a needle in my head\u2019: Ex-Premier League boss caught hantavirus cleansing his house<\/span><\/p>\n<section id=\"share-buttons-bottom\" class=\"share-buttons share-buttons-bottom\"><a class=\"metro-button share-bar-comments\" data-vars-position=\"bottom\" href=\"#metro-comments-container\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Comment now<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-comment\" href=\"#social-comment\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-comments__label\">Comments<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-preferred-source\" href=\"#social-preferred-source\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-preferred-source__label\">Add as preferred source<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n<div class=\"newsletter-end-card accent--news\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-end-card__inner\">\n<h4>News Updates<\/h4>\n<p>Stay on top of the headlines with each day email updates.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The variety of confirmed Hantavirus cases has risen to 6 because the 22 Brits stuck on the ship prepare to be flown back to the UK. 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