May 12, 2026 10:26 AM
Spain Confirms Preliminary Positive Hantavirus Test in MV Hondius Evacuee
One of the 14 Spanish nationals evacuated from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship MV Hondius has preliminarily tested positive for the virus, Spanish Health Minister Monica Garcia said on Sunday. Garcia wrote on X on Monday (local time) that one of the Spanish passengers currently under isolation at Madrid's Gomez Ulla hospital had tested preliminarily positive in a PCR test conducted upon arrival. "The person remains in isolation, without symptoms and in general good health, under continued clini...