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Pope Leo says all of us are migrants during visit to Canary Islands to highlight migrant plight

Pope Leo XIV visited the Canary Islands on Thursday to draw attention to the dangerous journeys migrants take trying to reach Europe. During his two-day trip to the Spanish island of Gran Canaria, the Pope met with migrants who have crossed the Atlantic from West Africa seeking better lives in Europe. The Pope emphasized that migrants should not be treated as statistics or cases. He told the crowd, "You are not mere statistics or files; you are human beings." He bowed in respect to their inherent dignity and called for a humane and welcoming approach to migration. In Arguineguín, a southern port that migrants frequently use, Pope Leo stressed the urgent need for legal and safe pathways for migration. He urged Europe to avoid becoming desensitized to its seas turning into unmarked graves and to recognize that countless people risk […]

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New hantavirus cases linked to cruise ship

US and French authorities have confirmed new hantavirus cases among passengers repatriated from the cruise ship MV Hondius, which has been linked to a deadly outbreak near Spain’s Canary Islands. According to the US Department of Health and Human Services, one American passenger tested positive for the virus after returning home. Another US passenger has also developed mild symptoms. Officials said both individuals travelled in special biocontainment units as a precaution. In France, Health Minister Stéphanie Rist confirmed that a French woman isolating in Paris had tested positive and that her condition was worsening. French health authorities have already traced 22 people who had close contact with her. The MV Hondius remains docked in the Canary Islands while international evacuation and repatriation operations continue. More than 90 passengers have now left the vessel and returned to their home countries under […]

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Australia to quarantine six people from hantavirus‑hit cruise ship

Australian authorities will place six people evacuated from a hantavirus hit cruise ship into a purpose built quarantine facility north of Perth for a minimum of three weeks. The six passengers, five Australians and one New Zealander, are being flown home on a government charter after weeks aboard the MV Hondius, a Dutch flagged luxury expedition ship linked to a cluster of deadly hantavirus infections. Federal Health Minister Mark Butler said the group will be taken directly from their aircraft to the Bullsbrook quarantine centre, near RAAF Base Pearce, and kept away from the general public throughout their stay. None of the six currently shows symptoms of hantavirus, but officials describe the move as a “precautionary approach” given the virus’s long incubation period, which can stretch up to six to eight weeks. During quarantine, the passengers will undergo regular health […]

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Spain evacuates passengers from virus ship

Spain has begun the evacuation of passengers aboard the MS Hondius after a hantavirus outbreak linked to the vessel raised international concern. The cruise ship, anchored near Tenerife in the Canary Islands, arrived before dawn on Sunday, nearly one month after the first passenger death was reported onboard. Spanish Health Minister Mónica García said the evacuation operation was progressing under strict sanitary control and confirmed that all passengers currently onboard remain asymptomatic. Passengers and crew are being evacuated in stages according to nationality. Small boats are transporting groups from the ship to the coast, where charter flights are waiting to repatriate them to their respective countries. Spanish nationals are the first to leave the vessel, followed by passengers and crew members being transferred to the Netherlands, including Dutch, Greek and German citizens. Additional flights are expected to depart for the […]

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WHO reassures Tenerife over virus cruise ship

The Director-General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has sought to reassure residents of Tenerife ahead of the arrival of the cruise ship MV Hondius, where several hantavirus cases have been detected. In a message addressed directly to people living in Tenerife, Tedros insisted that the current situation should not be compared to the COVID-19 pandemic. He stressed that the public health risk remains low and confirmed that no passengers currently aboard the vessel are showing symptoms of the virus. The MV Hondius is expected to arrive at the port of Granadilla, in the Canary Islands, early Sunday morning. The ship’s arrival has raised concerns among local residents following reports of infections and deaths linked to the outbreak. So far, six confirmed hantavirus cases have been identified among passengers aboard the Dutch cruise vessel. One of the infected […]

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