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Spain Quarantines MV Hondius, Evacuates 140, Repatriates US, UK

5/8/2026

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Spain will receive the MV Hondius in a cordoned zone on Tenerife, moving passengers to isolated airport transfers.
The Dutch-flagged cruise ship with 140 people is being evacuated to the Canary Islands as WHO rates risk low and reports no symptoms.
The United States and United Kingdom arranged repatriation flights for 17 American and about two dozen British citizens.

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Spain will receive the MV Hondius in a cordoned zone on Tenerife, moving passengers to isolated airport transfers.
The Dutch-flagged cruise ship with 140 people is being evacuated to the Canary Islands as WHO rates risk low and reports no symptoms.
The United States and United Kingdom arranged repatriation flights for 17 American and about two dozen British citizens.