British doctor airlifted from hantavirus-hit cruise ship as cases rise onboard

NewsUKHome NewsBritish doctor airlifted from hantavirus-hit cruise ship as cases rise onboardEight suspected cases of hantavirus have now been linked to the luxury cruise shipHarriette Boucher Wednesday 06 May 2026 19:08 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2971732","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/hantavirus-outbreak-cruise-ship-cape-verde-b2971732.html","title":"British doctor airlifted from hantavirus-hit cruise ship as cases rise onboard"}}ClosePassenger stuck on ship at centre of hantavirus outbreak says atmosphere 'relatively good'Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the worldSign up to our free Morning Headlines emailSign up to our free Morning Headlines emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Headlines_Masterlist_CDP","regTitle":"Morning Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"morning_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"d9194ae4-912a-47fb-8f79-f495b1e014c1","type":"morning_headlines","pathPrefix":["/news/uk","/news/uk/home-news"],"title":"Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world","mobileTitle":"Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/morningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveIndyHeadlinesNews","regSourceSection":"Home News","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}Three patients, including a British doctor, were airlifted from the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship to receive...