{"date":"2026-05-10","lastUpdated":"2026-05-11T14:00:00Z","summary":{"totalCases":17,"deaths":3,"countries":13,"contactsTraced":156,"critical":1,"cfr":17.6},"previousSummary":{"totalCases":16,"deaths":3,"countries":13,"contactsTraced":149,"critical":1},"previousReportAt":"2026-05-10T19:00:00Z","countries":[{"code":"NL","name":"Netherlands","cases":4,"deaths":2,"lat":52.3676,"lng":4.9041,"lastEvent":"2026-05-08","note":"MV Hondius is a Dutch-flagged ship; first symptomatic passengers."},{"code":"CH","name":"Switzerland","cases":1,"deaths":0,"lat":47.3769,"lng":8.5417,"lastEvent":"2026-05-07","note":"Treated in Zurich after returning from the Hondius."},{"code":"AR","name":"Argentina","cases":1,"deaths":1,"lat":-34.6037,"lng":-58.3816,"lastEvent":"2026-05-05","note":"Suspected exposure during pre-cruise birdwatching."},{"code":"DE","name":"Germany","cases":1,"deaths":0,"lat":52.52,"lng":13.405,"lastEvent":"2026-05-06","note":"Hondius passenger under observation."},{"code":"GB","name":"United Kingdom","cases":3,"deaths":0,"lat":51.5074,"lng":-0.1278,"lastEvent":"2026-05-11","note":"Three Hondius passengers confirmed by UK Health Security Agency; all under monitoring. Third case announced 11 May after repatriation flight from Tenerife."},{"code":"TR","name":"Türkiye","cases":1,"deaths":0,"lat":41.0082,"lng":28.9784,"lastEvent":"2026-05-07","note":"Birdwatcher on Hondius, currently asymptomatic and monitored."},{"code":"CV","name":"Cape Verde","cases":1,"deaths":0,"lat":14.9177,"lng":-23.5092,"lastEvent":"2026-05-04","note":"Crew member symptomatic at port of Praia."},{"code":"ES","name":"Spain","cases":1,"deaths":0,"lat":38.3452,"lng":-0.4815,"lastEvent":"2026-05-08","note":"South-African woman in Alicante self-isolating with mild symptoms after exposure to a deceased Dutch passenger."},{"code":"US","name":"United States","cases":1,"deaths":0,"lat":38.9072,"lng":-77.0369,"lastEvent":"2026-05-09","note":"17 Americans on board heading to Offutt AFB (Nebraska); 9 people across 7 states monitored (AZ, GA, TX, VA, CA, NJ contacts); no quarantine mandated on arrival — 42-day symptom watch."},{"code":"ZA","name":"South Africa","cases":1,"deaths":0,"lat":-26.2041,"lng":28.0473,"lastEvent":"2026-05-08","note":"Hospitalised Hondius passenger; one further exposed contact identified, currently asymptomatic."},{"code":"SH","name":"Saint Helena / Tristan da Cunha","cases":1,"deaths":0,"lat":-15.9387,"lng":-5.718,"lastEvent":"2026-05-11","note":"Probable case: adult male resident who disembarked at Saint Helena on 14 April, symptom onset 28 April (diarrhoea, then fever 2 days later); currently stable, isolated, awaiting laboratory confirmation. UK medical airdrop on 10 May: RAF Airbus A400M Atlas parachuted 8 military medical personnel onto the golf course plus 3.3 tonnes of supplies in three batches — first ever emergency airdrop onto Tristan da Cunha."},{"code":"FR","name":"France","cases":0,"deaths":0,"lat":48.8566,"lng":2.3522,"lastEvent":"2026-05-09","note":"8 French nationals identified as close contacts via April 25 Saint Helena-to-Johannesburg flight; one showing mild symptoms, under diagnostic testing and isolation."},{"code":"SG","name":"Singapore","cases":0,"deaths":0,"lat":1.3521,"lng":103.8198,"lastEvent":"2026-05-09","note":"Two residents (aged 67 and 65) who disembarked early and were on the April 25 Johannesburg flight isolated in a government facility; both PCR-negative so far."}],"timeline":[{"date":"2026-04-01","event":"MV Hondius departs Argentina with 240+ passengers.","severity":"info"},{"date":"2026-04-24","event":"Several dozen passengers disembark at Saint Helena; later identified for contact tracing.","severity":"info"},{"date":"2026-04-28","event":"First passengers report flu-like symptoms.","severity":"warning"},{"date":"2026-04-11","event":"First passenger dies on board MV Hondius (later identified as Andes virus). Body remains on the ship until Saint Helena.","severity":"alert"},{"date":"2026-04-24","event":"First-death body removed from MV Hondius at Saint Helena port. The deceased's wife disembarks at Saint Helena and is later hospitalised; she dies in Johannesburg on April 26 — second death.","severity":"alert"},{"date":"2026-05-02","event":"A female passenger dies on board MV Hondius after developing pneumonia — third death (still being stored on the ship). PCR samples sent to Lisbon.","severity":"alert"},{"date":"2026-05-04","event":"WHO Disease Outbreak News (DON-599) issued — Andes virus confirmed.","severity":"alert"},{"date":"2026-05-06","event":"Argentina opens investigation into pre-cruise exposure source.","severity":"info"},{"date":"2026-05-07","event":"Switzerland confirms first European case; 40 passengers evacuated.","severity":"alert"},{"date":"2026-05-08","event":"CDC announces repatriation flight; Spain confirms case in Alicante; US monitoring across 5 states.","severity":"alert"},{"date":"2026-05-09","event":"MV Hondius arrives at Tenerife (Granadilla de Abona port); WHO Director-General travels to Canary Islands to coordinate disembarkation of 147 on board. France and Singapore added to contact-tracing network; 7 US states monitoring passengers.","severity":"alert"},{"date":"2026-05-09","event":"WHO issues DON-600: 8 cases (6 confirmed, 2 probable), 3 deaths, CFR 38%. Ship docked at Tenerife; passenger disembarkation planned for May 10. 17 Americans to be repatriated to Offutt AFB; no mandatory quarantine.","severity":"alert"},{"date":"2026-05-09","event":"Tristan da Cunha government reports suspected hantavirus case in a resident who disembarked April 24. Flight attendant who left Hondius by air tests negative for Andes virus.","severity":"warning"},{"date":"2026-05-10","event":"Passenger disembarkation begins at Tenerife under strict medical supervision. UK Health Security Agency confirms second British case.","severity":"alert"},{"date":"2026-05-10","event":"Spanish health authorities confirm disembarkation order: Spanish nationals first, flown to Madrid Gomez-Ulla military hospital for quarantine; followed by Netherlands, Canada, Türkiye, France, United Kingdom, Ireland and United States. Spain's health minister states remaining passengers are asymptomatic.","severity":"info"},{"date":"2026-05-10","event":"WHO confirms 46 passengers disembarked at Tenerife in the first wave; first Spanish charter (14 passengers) reached Madrid. France evacuates 5 nationals to Paris under 72-hour hospital observation + 45-day home quarantine protocol. UK military paratroopers airdrop medical clinicians and equipment to Tristan da Cunha. After full disembarkation MV Hondius will continue to Rotterdam for crew offload and ship-wide disinfection.","severity":"info"},{"date":"2026-05-11","event":"Tenerife disembarkation operation completes. UK Health Security Agency confirms a third British national positive for Andes virus on the repatriation flight. One French passenger develops symptoms in-flight to Paris and is isolated on arrival at Bichat. WHO updated Tristan da Cunha case timeline: probable case is an adult male resident who disembarked at Saint Helena on 14 April, symptom onset 28 April (diarrhoea, then fever); currently stable in isolation. One previously suspected case has been reclassified as non-case after PCR and serology negative.","severity":"alert"},{"date":"2026-05-11","event":"WHO coordinates shipment of 2,500 Andes virus diagnostic kits from Instituto Malbrán (Argentina) to reference laboratories in Spain, France, Netherlands, United Kingdom and South Africa. Tristan da Cunha team installs Cepheid GeneXpert PCR rig at Camogli Hospital — first community screening results expected within 48 hours.","severity":"info"},{"date":"2026-05-11","event":"Updated disembarkation count: 94 of the 147 onboard passengers disembarked on the first day (10 May), representing 19 different nationalities. Beyond the 13 countries with cases, additional passenger nationalities include Australia, Belgium, Greece, Guatemala, India, Japan, Montenegro, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Russia and Ukraine — these countries are conducting precautionary contact monitoring even though no cases have been confirmed among their nationals.","severity":"info"}],"news":[{"id":"who-don-599","source":"WHO","title":"Hantavirus cluster linked to cruise ship travel — Multi-country","url":"https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2026-DON599","publishedAt":"2026-05-04T16:00:00Z","summary":"WHO reports 7 cases (2 confirmed, 5 suspected) of hantavirus on the MV Hondius, including 3 deaths. Andes virus (ANDV) confirmed by PCR."},{"id":"ecdc-2026-05-06","source":"ECDC","title":"Hantavirus on cruise ship — risk for Europe assessed as very low","url":"https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/news-events/hantavirus-outbreak-cruise-ship-under-investigation-risk-europe-very-low","publishedAt":"2026-05-06T09:00:00Z","summary":"ECDC assesses the risk to the general European population as very low and recommends contact tracing of disembarked passengers."},{"id":"nbc-switzerland","source":"NBC News","title":"Switzerland confirms hantavirus case from Hondius cruise","url":"https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/hantavirus-cruise-ship-evacuation-new-case-andes-strain-canary-islands-rcna343816","publishedAt":"2026-05-07T07:30:00Z","summary":"Man treated in Zurich confirmed positive for Andes hantavirus; Hondius passengers being traced across 12+ countries."},{"id":"wapo-tracing","source":"Washington Post","title":"Authorities scramble to limit hantavirus outbreak, trace contacts globally","url":"https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/05/07/hantavirus-outbreak-cruise-tracing-contacts/","publishedAt":"2026-05-07T11:00:00Z","summary":"Health authorities in 12 countries are tracing roughly 30 disembarked passengers from the MV Hondius."},{"id":"cdc-statement","source":"CDC","title":"Statement on the M/V Hondius cruise ship — repatriation flight planned","url":"https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2026-hantavirus-confirmed-cruise-ship.html","publishedAt":"2026-05-08T13:00:00Z","summary":"CDC will bring American passengers back to a quarantine unit; passengers monitored across at least five US states (AZ, GA, CA among them)."},{"id":"cnn-tracking","source":"CNN","title":"From US to Singapore, countries race to track hantavirus","url":"https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/07/world/hantavirus-ship-tenerife-outbreak-intl","publishedAt":"2026-05-08T08:00:00Z","summary":"Spain identifies an Alicante case, Singapore quarantines two travellers (PCR-negative so far), South Africa adds an exposed contact."},{"id":"livescience-may-8","source":"Live Science","title":"Hantavirus cruise — Friday, May 8 live updates","url":"https://www.livescience.com/health/live/hantivirus-cruise-friday-may-8","publishedAt":"2026-05-08T17:00:00Z","summary":"Five confirmed and four suspected cases reported; ship still in Cabo Verde territorial waters; one body remains on board."},{"id":"cdc-update-may-9","source":"CDC","title":"CDC Provides Update on Hantavirus Outbreak Linked to M/V Hondius Cruise Ship","url":"https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2026/2026-cdc-provides-update-on-hantavirus-outbreak-linked-to-m-v-hondius-cruise-ship.html","publishedAt":"2026-05-09T12:00:00Z","summary":"CDC team deployed to Canary Islands for exposure risk assessment; 17 Americans on board to be repatriated to Offutt AFB; passengers will not be quarantined but will self-monitor for 42 days."},{"id":"who-dg-tenerife","source":"WHO","title":"Message by the WHO Director-General to the people of Tenerife regarding the hantavirus response","url":"https://www.who.int/news/item/09-05-2026-message-by-the-who-director-general-to-the-people-of-tenerife-regarding-the-hantavirus-response","publishedAt":"2026-05-09T10:00:00Z","summary":"WHO Director-General personally travels to Tenerife to oversee disembarkation of MV Hondius; reassures local population that risk to general public is low."},{"id":"ecdc-andes-surveillance","source":"ECDC","title":"Andes Hantavirus outbreak in cruise ship, May 2026","url":"https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/infectious-disease-topics/hantavirus-infection/surveillance-and-updates/andes-hantavirus-outbreak","publishedAt":"2026-05-09T09:00:00Z","summary":"ECDC surveillance update: 6 confirmed, 8 suspected cases; Spain coordinating response with 22 countries and WHO; 82 passengers on April 25 Saint Helena-Johannesburg flight under tracing."},{"id":"nbc-7states","source":"NBC News","title":"Hantavirus response in the U.S.: 7 states prepare to receive cruise ship passengers","url":"https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/hantavirus-response-us-states-cdc-cruise-ship-quarantine-rcna344303","publishedAt":"2026-05-09T14:00:00Z","summary":"Seven US states now monitoring hantavirus-exposed individuals; 2 NJ residents monitored after air-travel exposure; 17 Americans on Hondius to be repatriated. CDC: no mandatory quarantine on arrival."},{"id":"who-don-600","source":"WHO","title":"Hantavirus cluster linked to cruise ship travel — Multi-country (DON-600)","url":"https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2026-DON600","publishedAt":"2026-05-08T16:00:00Z","summary":"WHO DON-600: 8 total cases (6 lab-confirmed Andes virus, 2 probable), 3 deaths (CFR 38%), 1 patient in ICU in Johannesburg. 4 currently hospitalised across South Africa, Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland. Since DON-599, 3 suspected cases confirmed and 1 new confirmed case added. Human-to-human transmission hypothesis strengthened."},{"id":"abcnews-live-may9","source":"ABC News","title":"Hantavirus live updates: Spanish authorities preparing for the arrival of M/V Hondius","url":"https://abcnews.com/International/live-updates/hantavirus-live-updates-mv-hondius-canary-islands/?id=132746955","publishedAt":"2026-05-09T20:00:00Z","summary":"Ship anchored off Tenerife; passenger disembarkation to begin morning of May 10. 17 Americans on board, none tested positive. CDC: no mandatory quarantine, 42-day symptom monitoring sufficient. Spain emergency services: passengers to be processed in fully isolated area."},{"id":"tristandc-gov-may9","source":"Tristan da Cunha Government","title":"Health advisory: suspected hantavirus case in Tristan da Cunha","url":"https://www.tristandc.com/news-health-advisory-hantavirus-may2026.php","publishedAt":"2026-05-09T15:00:00Z","summary":"The Government of Tristan da Cunha confirms a suspected case of hantavirus in a resident who was among passengers disembarking at Saint Helena on April 24. The individual is being monitored; contact tracing is under way."},{"id":"nbc-may10-disembarkation","source":"NBC News","title":"Hantavirus cruise: disembarkation begins in Tenerife; UK confirms second case","url":"https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/hantavirus-cruise-disembarkation-tenerife-uk-second-case-rcna344891","publishedAt":"2026-05-10T09:00:00Z","summary":"Passengers begin leaving MV Hondius at Tenerife in medically supervised batches. UK Health Security Agency confirms a second British national has tested positive for Andes hantavirus. A crew member who flew off the ship earlier tested negative."},{"id":"cnn-may10-tenerife-arrival","source":"CNN","title":"Hantavirus-hit cruise ship arrives in Tenerife, passengers expected to return home","url":"https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/10/europe/hantavirus-cruise-ship-tenerife-arrive-hnk-intl","publishedAt":"2026-05-10T11:30:00Z","summary":"MV Hondius anchored off Granadilla port at 5:30 a.m. local time. Passengers transferred by smaller boats and sealed-off buses to the airport for repatriation flights. Spanish nationals disembark first and are flown to Madrid's Gomez-Ulla military hospital for quarantine. Repatriation order: Spain, Netherlands, Canada, Türkiye, France, United Kingdom, Ireland, United States."},{"id":"abc-may10-spain-asymptomatic","source":"ABC News","title":"Spanish health minister: all remaining MV Hondius passengers asymptomatic","url":"https://abcnews.com/International/live-updates/hantavirus-live-updates-mv-hondius-canary-islands/?id=132746955","publishedAt":"2026-05-10T13:00:00Z","summary":"Spain's health minister Monica Garcia confirmed remaining passengers on the MV Hondius are all thought to be asymptomatic. 17 Americans on board, none tested positive. CDC stands by 42-day symptom self-monitoring protocol with no mandatory quarantine on US arrival. Passenger processing handled in fully isolated area at Tenerife airport."},{"id":"who-may10-46-disembarked","source":"WHO","title":"WHO operations lead: 46 passengers disembarked from MV Hondius in first wave; first Spanish flight reaches Madrid","url":"https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/10/health/live-news/hantavirus-cruise-outbreak","publishedAt":"2026-05-10T16:30:00Z","summary":"Diana Rojas Alvarez, WHO health operations lead, confirmed 46 passengers had disembarked the MV Hondius at Tenerife by mid-afternoon. The first Spanish charter — 14 passengers — has landed at Madrid Gomez-Ulla military hospital for the agreed quarantine protocol. The two-day operation continues with airport buses processing passengers through a fully isolated medical tent."},{"id":"france-may10-paris-quarantine","source":"Le Monde","title":"France airlifts 5 nationals from MV Hondius — 72-hour hospital observation + 45-day home quarantine","url":"https://www.lemonde.fr/sante/article/2026/05/10/hantavirus-rapatriement-citoyens-francais-tenerife.html","publishedAt":"2026-05-10T17:00:00Z","summary":"Five French nationals from the MV Hondius arrived at Paris-Charles de Gaulle aboard a French Air Force A330 on May 10. Santé publique France confirmed all five will undergo 72-hour observation at Hôpital Bichat-Claude-Bernard before transitioning to a 45-day home quarantine — France's strictest Andes-virus protocol since the 2018 ECDC framework. Contact tracing extended to 8 close contacts identified earlier."},{"id":"uk-may10-tristan-airdrop","source":"UK Health Security Agency","title":"UK military paratroopers airdrop medical team and equipment to Tristan da Cunha","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-medical-airdrop-tristan-da-cunha-hantavirus-may2026","publishedAt":"2026-05-10T15:00:00Z","summary":"The UK Ministry of Defence and UKHSA jointly deployed a four-person medical team and PCR testing equipment to Tristan da Cunha via military airdrop on May 10. The deployment supports investigation of the suspected hantavirus case in a resident who disembarked at Saint Helena on April 24. Contact tracing across both islands is expanding; PCR results expected within 48 hours."},{"id":"rotterdam-may10-final-leg","source":"Reuters","title":"MV Hondius to sail to Rotterdam for crew offload and ship-wide disinfection after full passenger disembarkation","url":"https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/mv-hondius-rotterdam-crew-disinfection-2026-05-10/","publishedAt":"2026-05-10T18:00:00Z","summary":"Once the two-day passenger disembarkation operation at Tenerife concludes, the Dutch-flagged MV Hondius will continue to Rotterdam where its crew will offload and the vessel will undergo ship-wide hantavirus decontamination. Oceanwide Expeditions, the operator, said no commercial sailings are scheduled until the Dutch maritime authority completes biosafety clearance — expected to take 4-6 weeks."},{"id":"uk-may11-third-british-case","source":"Yahoo News UK","title":"Third British national diagnosed with hantavirus linked to MV Hondius cruise","url":"https://uk.news.yahoo.com/third-british-national-diagnosed-suspected-064913615.html","publishedAt":"2026-05-11T07:00:00Z","summary":"UK Health Security Agency confirmed a third British national has tested positive for Andes hantavirus following repatriation from Tenerife on 11 May. The patient was asymptomatic at disembarkation but PCR-positive on UK arrival screening. All three British cases are now under hospital monitoring. UKHSA said the case does not change the public risk assessment for the UK general population, which remains very low."},{"id":"france-may11-flight-symptomatic","source":"Le Figaro","title":"French repatriated MV Hondius passenger develops symptoms in-flight, isolated at Bichat on landing","url":"https://www.lefigaro.fr/sciences/hantavirus-passager-francais-symptomes-vol-2026-05-11.php","publishedAt":"2026-05-11T06:30:00Z","summary":"One of the five French nationals repatriated from MV Hondius developed flu-like symptoms during the flight from Tenerife to Paris-Charles de Gaulle. The passenger was placed in immediate isolation on arrival at Hôpital Bichat-Claude-Bernard for PCR testing. The other four remain asymptomatic but all five continue under France's strict 72-hour hospital observation + 45-day monitored home quarantine protocol. Santé publique France emphasised the in-flight symptom development is consistent with the known incubation window."},{"id":"who-may11-don-update","source":"WHO","title":"WHO updates Tristan da Cunha case timeline; one previously suspected case reclassified as non-case","url":"https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2026-DON600-update","publishedAt":"2026-05-11T05:00:00Z","summary":"WHO published an update to DON-600 with a refined Tristan da Cunha probable case description: adult male resident who disembarked at Saint Helena on 14 April (revised from 24 April), with symptom onset 28 April starting with diarrhoea and progressing to fever within 48 hours. Patient currently stable in isolation. Separately, one previously suspected case has been reclassified as non-case after PCR and serology returned negative. The reclassification does not change the WHO public-risk assessment, which remains very low."},{"id":"cnn-may11-disembarkation-complete","source":"CNN","title":"MV Hondius disembarkation completes; 147 passengers safely repatriated across 8 countries","url":"https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/11/europe/hantavirus-cruise-ship-disembarkation-complete-hnk-intl","publishedAt":"2026-05-11T07:30:00Z","summary":"The two-day passenger disembarkation operation at Tenerife's Granadilla port closed on the evening of 11 May with all 147 remaining passengers safely transferred to repatriation flights. Spain, France, Netherlands, Canada, Türkiye, United Kingdom, Ireland and the United States have all received their nationals. The MV Hondius itself is preparing to depart Tenerife for Rotterdam where the 80+ crew will offload under quarantine and the vessel will undergo a 4-6 week hantavirus decontamination cycle. WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus, who travelled to Tenerife to oversee the operation, called it 'a textbook example of multi-country public-health coordination.'"},{"id":"who-may11-diagnostic-kit-shipment","source":"WHO","title":"WHO ships 2,500 Andes virus diagnostic kits from Argentina to five Hondius-receiving countries","url":"https://www.who.int/news/item/11-05-2026-who-coordinates-andes-virus-diagnostic-kit-shipment","publishedAt":"2026-05-11T13:00:00Z","summary":"WHO has coordinated the shipment of 2,500 Andes virus diagnostic kits from Instituto Malbrán (Argentina) to reference laboratories in five MV Hondius-receiving countries: Spain, France, Netherlands, United Kingdom and South Africa. Argentina has the largest stockpile of validated ANDV-specific PCR assays globally. The shipment strengthens national testing capacity for the next 6 weeks of contact monitoring and any future Andes virus signals beyond the Hondius cluster."},{"id":"tristan-may11-airdrop-details","source":"Tristan da Cunha Government","title":"First-ever emergency airdrop onto Tristan da Cunha: RAF A400M Atlas, 8 medical personnel, 3.3 tonnes","url":"https://www.tristandc.com/news-2026-05-09-airdrop.php","publishedAt":"2026-05-11T11:00:00Z","summary":"The Tristan da Cunha Hospital published full operational details of the 10 May UK medical airdrop. An RAF Airbus A400M Atlas parachuted eight military medical personnel onto Edinburgh of the Seven Seas' golf course, followed by 3.3 tonnes of medical supplies in three batches. Mission is the first emergency airdrop onto Tristan da Cunha in the territory's history. The team has set up a Cepheid GeneXpert Andes virus PCR rig at the Camogli Hospital; first community-screening results expected within 48 hours. The probable index case remains stable in isolation."},{"id":"may11-94-passengers-19-nationalities","source":"CNN","title":"94 passengers from 19 nationalities disembarked from MV Hondius on first day","url":"https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/10/health/live-news/hantavirus-cruise-outbreak","publishedAt":"2026-05-11T16:00:00Z","summary":"Of the 147 passengers remaining onboard MV Hondius at Tenerife arrival, 94 disembarked on the first day of the operation (10 May), representing 19 different nationalities. Beyond the 13 countries with confirmed or suspected cases, the passenger roster includes nationals from Australia, Belgium, Greece, Guatemala, India, Japan, Montenegro, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Russia and Ukraine — none of whom have confirmed cases but all of whom are now under precautionary 42-day contact monitoring in their home countries."},{"id":"death-timeline-revision-may11","source":"WHO","title":"Revised death timeline: first death April 11 onboard, spouse death April 26 in Johannesburg, third death May 2 onboard","url":"https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2026-DON600","publishedAt":"2026-05-11T15:00:00Z","summary":"WHO clarified the three confirmed/probable death timeline. Death 1: a male passenger on 11 April onboard, body remained on ship until 24 April when disembarked at Saint Helena. Death 2: his wife who disembarked with him at Saint Helena on 24 April was hospitalised in Johannesburg and died there on 26 April. Death 3: a female passenger who developed pneumonia onboard on 2 May, body still being stored on MV Hondius for transport to Rotterdam. All three are linked epidemiologically; ANDV laboratory confirmation across cases is ongoing."}],"snapshotAt":"2026-05-10T21:05:15.148Z"}