A strike has been announced in the port of Tenerife due to a ship with an outbreak of hantavirus

Port workers on the island of Tenerife have gone on strike to protest the arrival of the MV Hondius cruise ship, which previously had an outbreak of hantavirus on board. This was reported on May 7 by BFM TV.

It is reported that the strike will begin on May 8. The workers are also planning to hold a demonstration in front of the Parliament of the Canary Islands. The MV Hondius liner, which has become a hotspot for the spread of a dangerous virus, has left Cape Verde and is heading to Tenerife.

Arrival is scheduled for May 9th for further evacuation of passengers. According to the cruise company Oceanwide Expeditions, all passengers with symptoms of the virus have been evacuated.

"None of those on board have any more symptoms," the statement said.

According to the World Health Organization, at least seven cases of hantavirus infection have been confirmed among the passengers of the liner, three people have died, and one is in intensive care in South Africa.

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France 24 TV channel reported on May 3 that an outbreak of hantavirus had occurred on board the M/V Hondius cruise ship en route from Argentina to Cape Verde, killing at least two people. Later, the press service of the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that the number of infected people had increased to eight.

On May 5, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, epidemiologist, Deputy President of the Russian Academy of Sciences Gennady Onishchenko ruled out the threat of the spread of hantaviruses in Russia. He noted that, if necessary, specialists will be able to cope with the situation.

The Minister of Health of the Republic of South Africa, Aaron Motsoaledi, said on May 6 that virologists in South Africa had identified the hantavirus strain that killed three passengers of the M/V Hondius cruise ship. According to him, this is the only strain out of 38 known that can be transmitted between humans.