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Passengers and some crew members from more than 20 nationalities on board will be evacuated from the MV Hondius, which remains anchored off Tenerife, throughout Sunday into Monday.

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A cruise passenger boards a EuroAtlantic Airways aircraft bound for Canada on Sunday.Borja Suarez/Reuters

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Passengers are led through the port of Granadilla de Abona after being evacuated from the MV Hondius.Manu Fernandez/The Associated Press

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Passengers are transferred by boat to the port of Granadilla de Abona.Hannah McKay/Reuters

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A passenger waves to Guardia Civil officers as they are disembarked from the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship.The Associated Press

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A passenger of the cruise ship MV Hondius gets disinfected on the tarmac at Tenerife airport.The Associated Press

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Passengers wearing blue protective suits board a French government plane at the Tenerife airport.ANTONIO SEMPERE/AFP/Getty Images

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Passengers evacuated from the MV Hondius wave from a bus as they pass Dutch Embassy staff enroute to Tenerife airport.Chris McGrath/Getty Images

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Evacuated MV Hondius passengers board a plane bound for the Netherlands.ANTONIO SEMPERE/AFP/Getty Images

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Ambulances carrying patients evacuated from the MV Hondius cruise ship with suspected hantavirus infection, leave the Bourget airport, north of Paris, Sunday, May 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)Thibault Camus/The Associated Press

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WHO and Spanish government officials arrive at the port of Granadilla de Abona to oversee passenger transfer operations.Hannah McKay/Reuters

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Busses carrying Spanish passengers who were evacuated from the MV Hondius arrive at the Gomez Ulla Defense Hospital in Madrid.JAVIER SORIANO/AFP/Getty Images

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A passenger boards a Spanish government plane at Tenerife's airport after being transferred from the MV Hondius.Arturo Rodriguez/The Associated Press

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Passengers wearing PPE and carrying limited belongings are guided off of the MV Hondius.The Associated Press

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Passengers aboard the MV Hondius watch as others are disembarked from the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship.The Associated Press

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A member of Guardia Civil stands guard as a bus carrying evacuated passengers from the MV Hondius to the airport departs.Chris McGrath/Getty Images

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A plane carrying French passengers evacuated from the MV Hondius takes off from Tenerife airport.ANTONIO SEMPERE/AFP/Getty Images

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Crew members aboard the MV Hondius look out from the bridge as the ship remains anchored off the coast of Tenerife.Hannah McKay/Reuters

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A Spanish coast guard boat operates next to cruise ship MV Hondius at the port of Granadilla de Abona on Sunday.Hannah McKay/Reuters

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An ICU nurse and a paratrooper jump from 16 Air Assault Brigade to provide medical support on Tristan da Cunha, where a British national is in treatment for hantavirus.AS1 Georgia Callaway/Reuters

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