The cruise ship at center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak has to undergo extra cleaning
The MV Hondius cruise ship is undergoing additional cleaning following a hantavirus outbreak. The cleaning is being conducted on the advice of local health authorities in Rotterdam before the ship can return to its home port. Currently, all passengers and crew remain in quarantine while the situation is monitored.
- ▪The MV Hondius is undergoing further cleaning before returning to its home port in Vlissingen, Netherlands.
- ▪The cleaning is based on advice from the GGD local health authority after the ship's arrival in Rotterdam.
- ▪Twelve hantavirus cases and three deaths have been reported, with no new deaths since May 2.
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ABC NewsLiveVideoShowsGood Morning AmericaShopGMAInterest Successfully AddedWe'll notify you here with news aboutTurn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOnStream onThe cruise ship at center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak has to undergo extra cleaningA cruise ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak is undergoing further cleaning before it returns to its home portByMIKE CORDER Associated PressMay 26, 2026, 12:26 PM1:23A crew in protective gear works on the MV Hondius cruise ship after its arrival at the Port of Rotterdam, Netherlands, Monday, May 18, 2026.
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