A general view of the cruise ship MV Hondius stationary off the port of Praia, the capital of Cape Verde, on May 3, 2026. An outbreak of “severe acute respiratory illness” on board a cruise ship in the Atlantic has left two people dead and a third in intensive care in Johannesburg, South Africa’s Health Ministry told AFP on May 3, 2026.
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Three people have died on a cruise ship in the Atlantic, the WHO said Sunday (May 3, 2026), one a confirmed case of hantavirus — an illness usually transmitted to humans from rodents.
The outbreak occurred on the MV Hondius, travelling from Ushuaia in Argentina to Cape Verde.
Published – May 04, 2026 02:28 am IST
