The WHO sets from May 10 to June 21 the international quarantine for the hantavirus outbreak

The World Health Organization has officially set the international quarantine period for the hantavirus outbreak detected on the MV Hondius cruise ship between May 10 and June 21. The measure affects passengers, close contacts, and health personnel related to the cruise ship, while different countries maintain active epidemiological surveillance protocols to prevent new infections linked to the outbreak.

In Spain, the main focus of monitoring continues at the Hospital Central de la Defensa Gómez Ulla de Madrid, where the Spanish citizen confirmed as positive for hantavirus remains isolated. According to the Ministerio de Sanidad, the patient presents a low-grade fever and mild respiratory symptoms, although remains stable and without evident clinical worsening. The rest of the Spanish passengers under observation have tested negative in the definitive tests.

For its part, Países Bajos keeps in quarantine twelve health workers from Hospital Universitario Radboud after attending to one of the patients without reinforced protection protocols. Meanwhile, the authorities have finally ruled out the possible case of a citizen of Estados Unidos who had generated doubts in Cabo Verde after an initially inconclusive result, later confirmed as negative.