Cape Verde & South Africa

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.

South Africa: South Africa received some of the ill passengers from the MV Hondius, including one who tested positive for hantavirus and another who died after disembarking. Its health department is conducting contact tracing.