40 passengers leave ship before hantavirus report

Significantly more passengers disembarked prematurely from the Dutch cruise ship "MV Hondius" - with the deadly hantavirus outbreak - than previously known. Contact persons are now being sought worldwide.

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40 passengers leave ship before hantavirus report

Source: DW Deutsch

Von dem niederländischen Kreuzfahrtschiff "MV Hondius" - mit dem tödlichen Hantavirus-Ausbruch - gingen vorzeitig deutlich mehr Passagiere von Bord, als bislang bekannt. Weltweit wird nun nach Kontaktpersonen gesucht.

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