Canary Islands refuse MV Hondius docking over hantavirus outbreak
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Updated · Al Jazeera English · May 6
Canary Islands refuse MV Hondius docking over hantavirus outbreak
14 articles · Updated · Al Jazeera English · May 6
About 150 people from 23 countries remain aboard off Cape Verde, while WHO has linked eight cases to the ship, including three confirmed infections and three deaths.
The refusal defies Madrid's decision to permit docking under international and humanitarian obligations after requests from WHO and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.
Clavijo sought urgent talks with Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, while patients linked to the outbreak are being treated in the Netherlands, Switzerland and South Africa; WHO says wider public risk is low.
Is Spain's acceptance of a ship with a rare, deadly virus a humanitarian rescue or a dangerous public health gamble?
When a plague ship arrives, who decides a nation's moral duty: local leaders or the central government?