Pope Leo visits Canary Islands to highlight perilous journeys of migrants
The Pope is appealing for a humane approach and respectful welcome for migrants seeking a better life.
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Cruise ship stricken by hantavirus reaches Canary Islands, where passengers, some crew, will be evacuated
A Dutch-flagged cruise ship that was hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak reached Spain’s Canary Islands early Sunday morning, where health officials will begin the complex process of evacuating the passengers and most of the crew, and repatriating them to their respective countries. The MV Hondius, currently carrying nearly 150 people from more than 15…
WHO director arrives in Canary Islands to oversee hantavirus cruise evacuation: “This disease is not COVID”
World Health Organization Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus arrived in Tenerife Saturday to personally oversee the painstaking process of evacuating more than 100 people from a cruise ship dealing with an outbreak of the rare and deadly hantavirus. Addressing the people of the Canary Islands, where the ship will anchor off the coast of its…
Africa: Another MV Hondius Patient Tests Positive for Hantavirus As Ship Heads for Canary Islands
A new case of hantavirus has emerged on the MV Hondius, raising concerns among health authorities regarding human-to-human transmission. Another passenger on the cruise liner MV Hondius has been diagnosed with a hantavirus infection and is being treated in a Swiss hospital. He was on the ship for the first leg (Ushuaia to St Helena,…
3 evacuated from hantavirus cruise ship as Spain says it will dock in Canary Islands despite local opposition
Three patients suspected of having the hantavirus were evacuated from the MV Hondius cruise ship and were on their way to the Netherlands for medical care, the World Health Organization said Wednesday. The three are German, Dutch and British nationals, including a British crew member, according to the WHO. The rare outbreak of the…
Seven dead, dozens missing after boat bound for Canary Islands capsizes in Gambia
At least seven people have died and many others are missing after a boat carrying about 200 migrants attempting to reach Europe capsized off the coast of The Gambia, authorities say. The boat overturned on Wednesday midnight near Jinack village in the North Bank Region and it was later found “grounded on a sandbank”, the…