Spain
Spain applies a 42-day quarantine at Gómez Ulla military hospital (Madrid) for its 14 MV Hondius repatriates: 2 confirmed cases (Case 11 asymptomatic on 11 May + a 2nd case announced on 25 May 2026) + 12 still negative. Announced by the Spanish Ministry of Health (Mónica García).
Key facts
- Headcount 14 Spanish nationals evacuated from MV Hondius to Madrid by military flight
- Confirmed cases 2 tested positive: Case 11 (asymptomatic, announced 11 May 2026) + a 2nd Spanish passenger tested positive on 25 May 2026, transferred to the high-level isolation unit
- Negative tests 12 nationals still in quarantine, negative to date (out of the initial 14)
- Hospital Hospital Central de la Defensa Gómez Ulla, military hospital, Madrid
- Duration 42-day mandatory isolation, max Andes incubation window
- Announcements Press conference by Mónica García, Spanish Minister of Health (11 May 2026); Spanish Ministry of Health statement relayed by AFP (25 May 2026) for the 2nd case
Health authority
Spanish Ministry of Health (Mónica García) (Ministerio de Sanidad) coordinates the response for MV Hondius passengers returning to Spain.
Local news
Press articles mentioning Spain, in all languages covered by our news monitor.
In English (or local language)
- Hantavirus cases from cruise outbreak rise to 13 following new case in Spain, WHO says - NBC News NBC News · US
- Un segundo español contagiado de hantavirus del crucero Hondius ingresa a una unidad de aislamiento en Madrid - Primicias Primicias · ES
- Hantavirus cruise ship evacuations under way in Spain’s Canary Islands - Al Jazeera Al Jazeera · US
- Hantavirus-schip aangekomen op Tenerife: Spaanse passagiers onderweg naar Madrid - InSpanje.nl InSpanje.nl · NL
- Hantavirus: atterrati a Madrid i 14 passeggeri spagnoli della nave Mv Hondius - Agenzia Nova Agenzia Nova · IT
- Spain prepares for evacuations as hantavirus-hit cruise ship heads for Canary Islands - CBC CBC · GB
- Cruise ship at center of hantavirus outbreak to dock in Spain Sunday - CIDRAP CIDRAP · GB
- 3 evacuated from hantavirus cruise ship as Spain says it will dock in Canary Islands despite local opposition - CBS News CBS News · GB
- Politieke rel tussen Madrid en Canarische Eilanden door komst cruiseschip met hantavirus - InSpanje.nl InSpanje.nl · NL
- Three evacuated from hantavirus-hit ship as Spain says vessel can dock - The Guardian The Guardian · GB
- Spain agrees to let hantavirus-hit cruise ship dock in Canary Islands - Al Jazeera Al Jazeera · GB
- Hantavirus-hit cruise ship heads to Spain after three people evacuated - Reuters Reuters · GB
- Hantavirus cruise ship heads for Spain’s Canary Islands as officials race to trace victims’ contacts - CNN CNN · GB
In French
- Hantavirus : l'un des Espagnols en quarantaine à Madrid testé positif France Info — Santé
- Hantavirus : "Il faut avoir une politique européenne commune", estime Rafik Masmoudi, médecin urgentiste, qui prône une "quarantaine complète, comme l'Espagne le fait" France Info — Santé
- Hantavirus : un passager espagnol testé positif, placé en quarantaine à l'hôpital militaire Gómez Ulla de Madrid France 24
- EN DIRECT, hantavirus : une Française rapatriée du navire diagnostiquée positive ; l’Espagne espère terminer les évacuations au plus vite lundi Le Monde
- Espagne. Hantavirus à bord d'un navire de croisière : qui était le patient zéro, enfin identifié ? - Le Dauphiné Libéré Le Dauphiné Libéré
- Hantavirus: le navire de croisière MV Hondius est entré dans le port de Granadilla en Espagne - Anadolu Ajansı Anadolu Ajansı
- Hantavirus : le navire attendu tôt dimanche en Espagne, plusieurs vols de rapatriement prévus - Le Parisien Le Parisien
- Foyer d'hantavirus : l'Espagne accepte d'accueillir le bateau de croisière aux îles Canaries, annonce le ministère de la Santé, arrivée prévue "d'ici "3 à 4 jours" - franceinfo franceinfo
- Hantavirus : l’Espagne va accueillir le MV « Hondius » aux Canaries d’ici « trois à quatre jours » - Le Monde.fr Le Monde.fr
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