{"id":19908,"date":"2026-05-09T11:14:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T11:14:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/19908\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T11:14:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T11:14:17","slug":"spain-identifies-second-suspected-hantavirus-case-linked-to-cruise-ship-outbreak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/19908\/","title":{"rendered":"Spain identifies second suspected hantavirus case linked to cruise ship outbreak"},"content":{"rendered":"

Spanish health authorities on Friday identified a second monitored contact linked to the hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship MV Hondius after tracing a woman living in Catalonia who had shared a flight with a Dutch traveler died from the virus.<\/p>\n

Spain’s Center for Coordination of Health Alerts and Emergencies said the woman is asymptomatic and was initially missed during contact tracing because of a seat change on the aircraft.<\/p>\n

According to health authorities, the woman now meets the criteria for monitored contact under a newly approved national surveillance protocol and will remain under medical observation.<\/p>\n

This came after the suspected case of hantavirus detected in Alicante. Spanish Secretary of State for Health Javier Padilla said on Friday that the health authorities had taken relevant measures.<\/p>\n

In addition, Padilla confirmed that all 14 Spanish passengers aboard the MV Hondius had agreed to undergo voluntary quarantine measures in order to minimize the risk of further transmission.<\/p>\n

The Dutch-operated expedition cruise ship, currently heading toward Spain’s Canary Islands, has so far been linked to three deaths.<\/p>\n

Padilla said a team from the Spanish Health Ministry would travel to Tenerife on Saturday ahead of the ship’s expected arrival on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Passengers are expected to disembark by small boats before being transferred under strict isolation measures. Spanish citizens aboard the vessel will be transported to Madrid for quarantine observation.<\/p>\n

The British Health Security Agency announced Friday that a suspected hantavirus case has been detected on the South Atlantic island of Tristan da Cunha, linked to the ongoing outbreak aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship.<\/p>\n

The vessel stopped at Tristan da Cunha between April 13 and 15.<\/p>\n


\n \"Spain<\/p>\n

Spain identifies second suspected hantavirus case linked to cruise ship outbreak<\/p>\n

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The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, weakened 15 pips to 6.8502 against the U.S. dollar Friday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System.<\/p>\n

In China’s spot foreign exchange market, the yuan is allowed to rise or fall by 2 percent from the central parity rate each trading day.<\/p>\n

The central parity rate of the yuan against the U.S. dollar is based on a weighted average of prices offered by market makers before the opening of the interbank market each business day.<\/p>\n


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Chinese yuan weakens to 6.8502 against USD Friday<\/p>\n

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