Spain starts evacuating passengers from hantavirus-hit cruise ship in Tenerife – Europe live

Spanish health officials say all 146 passengers remain asymptomaticMeanwhile, the European commissioner for equality, preparedness and crisis management, Hadja Lahbib, has said that an air ambulance has been sent from Norway to Tenerife at Spain’s request.The government has begun the evacuation of the first passengers from the MV Hondius ship which arrived in Tenerife this morning, ending a journey that started in southern Argentina on 1 April. Continue reading...