People

People

This page lists individuals publicly identified in connection with the MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak. No personal health information is published unless explicitly disclosed by the person or an official source.

Inclusion criteria

A person is listed only if they spoke publicly about the outbreak (media testimony, social-media post) or were named by an established press source or official authority. Each entry links back to the original source.

To report an error or request removal, write to contact@hantatracker.fr.

Passengers and on-board carers

  • Portrait of Stephen Kornfeld.

    Stephen Kornfeld

    General practitioner, passenger volunteer carer · United States

    American physician travelling privately, Dr Kornfeld helped care for patients on board after the virus was identified. He spoke publicly via Oregon Rep. Janelle Bynum.

    Source: CNN

  • Portrait of Jake Rosmarin.

    Jake Rosmarin

    Travel content creator (Instagram, ~50,000 followers) · United States (Boston)

    American travel blogger Jake Rosmarin posted several videos from on board while the ship waited for docking permission off Cape Verde.

    Source: Boston.com

    View the testimony published on Instagram (loads third-party content)

    By expanding this section, you load content hosted by Instagram, which may set cookies or trackers from that platform. Open directly on Instagram without loading the embed here.

  • Portrait of Martin Anstee.

    Martin Anstee

    Former police officer, passenger · United Kingdom

    British passenger, former police officer, evacuated to the Netherlands. Cited by international press as one of the symptomatic passengers.

    Source: Wikipédia (synthèse de presse)

Officials and public spokespersons

  • Portrait of Mónica García.

    Mónica García

    Spanish Minister of Health · Spain

    Coordinating the Spanish response and authorising the docking of the ship in Gran Canaria.

    Source: OMS

  • Portrait of Sébastien Lecornu.

    Sébastien Lecornu

    French Prime Minister · France

    Announced that a French national showed symptoms during the evacuation flight and organised medical repatriation.

    Source: France Diplomatie

  • Portrait of Fernando Clavijo.

    Fernando Clavijo

    President of the Canary Islands government · Spain

    Coordinated the decision to allow MV Hondius to dock in Gran Canaria.

    Source: Wikipédia (synthèse de presse)