Spain opens port to hantavirus-hit cruise ship as WHO suspects human transmission

Spain has allowed a cruise ship hit by hantavirus cases and three deaths to dock in the Canary Islands, as health authorities investigate whether human-to-human transmission occurred on board. The decision was taken in coordination with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Union, in line with international law and humanitarian principles, the Spanish Health Ministry said late on Tuesday. The Hondius cruise ship, with about 150 passengers and crew on board, had set off from...