A suspected hantavirus patient was hauled off the stricken MV Hondius cruise ship in a hazmat suit on a gurney Wednesday — as nearly 150 people remained trapped aboard the luxury vessel marooned off West Africa.

Three people, including two who are seriously ill, were evacuated from the ship anchored off Cape Verde so they can receive medical care in the Netherlands amid the deadly outbreak, the World Health Organization said.

At least one of them was pictured wearing full protective gear on a gurney as they were removed from an ambulance and escorted to a waiting jet.

A suspected hantavirus patient is being hauled off the stricken MV Hondius cruise ship in head-to-toe protective gear, on a gurney. @DrTedros/X

Passengers aboard the stricken MV Hondius cruise ship are watching health personnel assisting patients onto a boat for medical aid. AFP via Getty Images

Health personnel in protective gear in a smaller boat are assisting patients from the MV Hondius cruise ship — as nearly 150 people remain trapped aboard the luxury vessel marooned off West Africa. AP

Police officers in white hazmat suits waited at the port in Cape Verde’s capital city, Praia, as a small red ambulance boat sailed back and forth to the cruise ship on Wednesday.

The three patients, who are believed to be infected with the virus, include a 56-year-old British national, a 41-year-old Dutch national and a 65-year-old German national, officials said.

One of them is the ship’s doctor, who earlier was in “serious condition” but has improved, Spain’s health ministry said.

The passengers and crew members still left on the ship aren’t showing any symptoms, officials said.

The ship is expected to sail to Tenerife in the Canary Islands, where they’ll finally be allowed to disembark.

Non-Spanish citizens will be immediately repatriated to their native countries after the ship arrives — meaning they won’t have to quarantine in Spain, Spanish Health Minister Monica Garcia said.

Health personnel board the cruise ship MV Hondius off the port of Praia, the capital of Cape Verde, on May 6, 2026. AFP via Getty Images

The three patients, who are believed to be infected with the virus, include a 56-year-old British national, a 41-year-old Dutch national and a 65-year-old German national, officials said. @DrTedros/X

The 14 Spaniards on board will be transferred by plane to a hospital in Madrid to quarantine.

It comes as authorities in Switzerland revealed that a former passenger of the Dutch-flagged ship was being treated at a Zurich university hospital after testing positive.

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The passenger went to the hospital for testing after the cruise operator, Oceanwide Expeditions, emailed recent travelers about the spreading virus.

Three people have died so far amid the outbreak, including a Dutch couple and a German national.

Three people have died so far amid the outbreak, including a Dutch couple and a German national. @DrTedros/X

A British national was previously evacuated from the ship and is in intensive care in South Africa.

Hantavirus usually spreads by inhaling contaminated rodent droppings and can spread from person to person, though the WHO insists such transmission is rare.

“WHO continues to work with the ship’s operators to closely monitor the health of passengers and crew, working with countries to support appropriate medical follow-up and evacuation where needed,” WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.

“Monitoring and follow-up for passengers on board and for those who have already disembarked has been initiated in collaboration with the ship’s operators and national health authorities.”

With Post wires