00:00The Hantavirus-hit MV Hondias ship is due to arrive at Rotterdam on Sunday to undergo
00:06rigorous disinfection after an outbreak at sea killed at least three people and infected
00:11seven other passengers.
00:14Hantavirus is a rare rodent-borne disease that occasionally affects humans, leading
00:19to illnesses such as respiratory distress, pneumonia, or kidney failure.
00:24Over the weekend, the Dutch-flagged ship evacuated all of its passengers on the Atlantic
00:29Spanish island of Tenerife before setting off for the Netherlands.
00:34Passengers have since been flown back to their home countries, with most having arrived back
00:39to the Netherlands, France, Spain, Australia, and New Zealand.
00:44In Spain, patients are undergoing several weeks of quarantine at the country's most advanced
00:49isolation facility in Madrid.
00:51In the Netherlands, patients are also undergoing weeks of isolation at various hospitals across
00:57the country.
00:59On Wednesday, the operator of the cruise ship said that it expects to know within the week
01:04if disinfection processes will be completed in time for its next planned voyages, scheduled
01:09for the coming months.
01:10In the Netherlands, the driver of the cruise ship has contained in its revenir for the home hazards.
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