Hantavirus-hit cruise ship arrives in Tenerife with Spanish passengers to be evacuated first – Europe live

Spanish health officials says all 146 passengers remain asymptomatic as vessel arrives in Tenerife waters

While nobody onboard the vessel has symptoms, passengers and crew have been confined to their cabins in the last few days to help halt the spread of the virus, which is only transmitted through very close contact.

They will each be screened for hantavirus, which can cause flu-like symptoms leading to respiratory arrest and death, in some cases. The 19 passengers and three crew from the UK will be immediately flown from Tenerife to Merseyside for hospital quarantine at Arrowe Park hospital in Wirral.