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- WHO is coordinating with authorities to move the Dutch-flagged MV Hondius after Cape Verde barred it.
- Three passengers died on the ship anchored off Praia, where two hantavirus cases were confirmed.
- The vessel carries 149 passengers and crew from 23 nations under isolation.
- Two crew members, a doctor and a German-linked person await evacuation.
- Cape Verde health officials have dispatched medical teams but have not permitted passengers to disembark.
