Hantavirus hell: deadly virus takes hold of cruise ship – The Latest

Three people have died and several others have been medically evacuated after the outbreak of a deadly hantavirus on a luxury cruise ship – watch on YouTube There are still close to 150 passengers onboard MV Hondius, which is travelling towards the Canary Islands where it is set to dock. So how worried should we be about the spread of the virus? Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian reporter Oliver Holmes. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

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Hantavirus hell: deadly virus takes hold of cruise ship – The Latest is an episode from Today in Focus by The Guardian.

This episode is 00:10:42 long.

This episode was published on May 6, 2026.

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