First group of Spanish passengers disembarks from hantavirus-hit cruise ship

​A ​first group ‌of passengers, all ​Spanish nationals, has begun ‌to disembark into a small boat from the cruise ‌ship which was hit ‌by a hantavirus outbreak and is headed to Tenerife's Port ⁠of ​Granadilla, ⁠Spain's health ministry said.

The passengers will ⁠be transported directly from ​the port in military buses ⁠to the airport and evacuated ⁠by ​a Spanish government plane to Madrid where ⁠they will taken to hospital ⁠and quarantined, ⁠officials have said.

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