Cape Verde & Netherlands

Cape Verde: Cape Verde authorities initially denied permission for ill passengers to disembark from the MV Hondius, complicating medical evacuations. Negotiations are ongoing for medical transfers and disembarkation.

Netherlands: The Netherlands is involved as two of the deceased passengers were Dutch nationals, and Dutch authorities are working to arrange repatriation of symptomatic passengers and the body of one deceased individual.

Cape Verde: Cape Verde refused to receive the MV Hondius, leading to diplomatic challenges and the ship remaining offshore its capital Praia before Spain intervened.

Netherlands: The Netherlands received repatriated passengers from the MV Hondius, who underwent medical screening and quarantine despite negative tests, and the vessel is expected to arrive in Rotterdam for disinfection.

Cape Verde: Cape Verde was a stop for the MV Hondius, where three infected individuals were evacuated earlier in the week.

Netherlands: The Netherlands is the flag state of the MV Hondius and its final destination after the evacuation in the Spain — Canary Islands.

Cape Verde: The MV Hondius was docked off the coast of Cape Verde when patients were medically evacuated.

Netherlands: The Netherlands is the location where the Radboud University Medical Center incident occurred and where two of the hantavirus victims from the MV Hondius were from.

Cape Verde: The MV Hondius departed from Cape Verde before the hantavirus outbreak emerged.

Netherlands: Netherlands is involved as the MV Hondius is a Dutch-flagged vessel and is coordinating with the World Health Organization on the evacuation plans, including medical evacuation to the Netherlands for symptomatic individuals.

Cape Verde: Cape Verde is where a cruise ship with a deadly hantavirus outbreak remains offshore, with patients being evacuated from there.

Netherlands: The Netherlands is receiving patients evacuated from a cruise ship with suspected hantavirus infections.