German woman on hantavirus-hit ship to be tested at German hospital, Bild reports


Cruise ship MV Hondius docks off Cape Verde port, as passengers were not allowed off the ship, while health authorities investigated suspected cases of hantavirus aboard the vessel, in Praia Port, Cape Verde, in this screengrab obtained from a video, May 4, 2026. REUTERS TV via REUTERS/File Photo

May 6 (Reuters) - A ⁠German national who was onboard a ⁠luxury cruise ship hit by a ‌deadly hantavirus will be brought to a hospital in the German city of Duesseldorf for testing, the ​Bild newspaper reported on ⁠Wednesday, adding that the ⁠woman presented no symptoms.

The passenger had contact ⁠with ‌another German woman who died on board the ship, Bild said.

According ⁠to the German newspaper, a high-risk ​patient transport ‌unit from the Duesseldorf fire brigade has ⁠set ​off for Amsterdam international airport to collect the woman.

The hospital did not immediately comment ⁠on the report.

A planned transfer ​of three passengers from the cruise ship to specialized aircraft was scheduled to take place ⁠on Wednesday morning, Cape Verde time, ship operator Oceanwide Expeditions said earlier.

A Dutch couple have also died since the outbreak ​manifested in early April, ⁠while a British national was evacuated from the ​ship and is in ‌intensive care in South ​Africa.

(Reporting by Louisa Off, Writing by Linda Pasquini, Editing by Miranda Murray)

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