Cruise ship at center of deadly hantavirus outbreak refused permission to dock

Health newsCruise ship at center of deadly hantavirus outbreak refused permission to dockThe cruise operator said in a statement that the ship may sail from Cape Verde to Las Palmas or Tenerife in the Canary Islands and dock there. Listen to this article with a free account00:0000:00 body:has(.jw-flag-floating) .article-hero__container, body:has(.jw-flag-floating) .article-hero__media-holder, body:has(.jw-flag-floating) #content { z-index: auto; } Add NBC News to GoogleSuspected Hantavirus Outbreak on Cruise Ship Leaves 3 Dead01:55Get more newsLiveonShareAdd NBC News to GoogleMay 4, 2026, 8:57 AM EDTBy Patrick SmithThe cruise ship at the center of a deadly outbreak of hantavirus has been refused permission to dock, with 149 people still on board — two of them seriously ill.Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.The virus is suspected to have killed three people and sickened three more, with one patient hospitalized in critical condition.The World Health Organization said Monday that the ongoing risk to the general public from the disease — which is rare in humans and not easily transmitted — was low and there was no need for panic.The remaining passengers, who are from 23 different countries, including 17 Americans, are being made to follow strict precautionary measures, including isolation and medical monitoring, the cruise operator said.The west African nation of Cape Verde said it had decided not to let the cruise ship, the Hondius, dock at the port of Praia as a precautionary measure, Reuters reported.The cruise operator, Oceanwide Expeditions, said in a statement Monday that the ship may sail from Cape Verde to Las Palmas or Tenerife in the Canary Islands and dock there. One person, a British national, is in a hospital intensive care unit in Johannesburg, South Africa, that country's health ministry said in a statement. It said that the unidentified patient was in "critical condition."So far this rema...