A former passenger on a cruise ship stricken by a deadly hantavirus outbreak has been hospitalised in Zurich and has tested positive for the virus, the Swiss health ministry said Wednesday. Three other passengers, believed to have contracted the virus, have also been "evacuated" from the ship, currently anchored off the coast of Cape Verde, according to the World Health Organization. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
Live: Hantavirus-infected patient hospitalised in Zurich as three more 'evacuated' from cruise ship
Political Leaning Analysis
Score: 0.00 •
Center / Neutral
Left
Center
Right
Story Timeline
Mon 00:12 - Fox News
Cruise ship outbreak leaves 3 dead as officials delay medical evacuations and probe hantavirus threat
Tue 09:07 - France 24
Evacuations planned as suspected hantavirus outbreak traps 150 on cruise ship
Tue 21:54 - France 24
Hantavirus-hit cruise ship to arrive in Canary Islands in 'three to four days'
Tue 22:11 - NYT Europe
Hantavirus Outbreaks Are Rare, but They Aren’t Going Away and There’s No Cure
Wed 03:19 - Al Jazeera English
Spain agrees to let hantavirus-hit cruise ship dock in Canary Islands
Wed 08:42 - Euronews
'We don't know what we're dealing with': Canary Islands reject hantavirus cruise ship
Wed 09:40 - France 24
Evacuation of three people from hantavirus-hit cruise ship 'ongoing': WHO
Wed 10:04 - France 24
Live: Hantavirus-infected patient hospitalised in Zurich as three more 'evacuated' from cruise ship
Wed 10:11 - DW All
Hantavirus: Canary Islands objects to docking of cruise ship
Wed 10:11 - DW Top
Hantavirus: Canary Islands objects to docking of cruise ship
Wed 10:14 - France 24
Hantavirus-hit cruise ship heads to Spain to dock in Canary Islands