TORY: The hantavirus-hit cruise ship MV Hondius arrived at the Port of Rotterdam on Monday (May 18) morning, where it will be disinfected and its crew members will go into quarantine.

Local authorities said quarantine facilities had been set up for some of the non-Dutch crew, though it was not clear yet if they would stay there for the full recommended 42-day quarantine period.

The Dutch-flagged luxury cruise ship had been carrying around 150 passengers and crew from ⁠23 countries when a cluster of severe respiratory illnesses among passengers was first reported to the World Health Organization on May 2.

Three people - a Dutch couple and a German national - have died since the start of the outbreak.

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Hantavirus-hit cruise ship Hondius approaches Rotterdam port

VIDEO SHOWS: DRONE AND GROUND FOOTAGE OF HANTAVIRUS-HIT CRUISE SHIP HONDIUS ARRIVING AT ROTTERDAM PORT

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SHOWS: ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS (MAY 18, 2026) (REUTERS - Access All)

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