The cruise ship at the center of the hantavirus outbreak arrived early Sunday in Spain's Canary Islands, setting in motion a delicate evacuation process designed to end the weekslong ordeal of those on board while avoiding the spread of a contagion that left three passengers dead.
The MV Hondius, carrying around 150 people, was anchored off Tenerife, the largest island in the archipelago near northwest Africa, Spain's Health Ministry said. From there, authorities planned to ferry the people to shore and put them on flights home for quarantine and isolation.
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