STORY: A Greek citizen that had travelled on the cruise ship infected with hantavirus was transferred to an Athens hospital without any symptoms on Monday (May 11) and placed under quarantine, according to authorities.

The passenger on the MV Hondius was flown to Eindhoven Airport in the Netherlands and then taken with a special Greek air force flight to a military airport in Elefsina, the health ministry said. He was then transferred by ambulance to the Attikon University General Hospital in Athens where he was placed in a specially designed negative pressure chamber at the hospital.

The passenger will be under quarantine for 45 days, the hospital said in a statement.

Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis said in a post on social media platform X the passenger did not show signs of fever or symptoms and was being quarantined as a precautionary measure. The hospital also said he was not showing any signs of hantavirus and would be under observation while in isolation.

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Greek citizen from hantavirus-hit ship quarantined in Athens without symptoms

VIDEO SHOWS: HOSPITAL EXTERIORS / SOCIAL MEDIA POST FROM GREEK HEALTH MINISTER

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SHOWS: ATHENS, GREECE (MAY 11, 2026) (REUTERS – Access all)

1. VARIOUS EXTERIOR OF ATTIKON HOSPITAL, AMBULANCES ENTERING HOSPITAL

INTERNET (MAY 11, 2026)(SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITE – Access all)(MUTE)

2. SCREENSHOT OF POST BY HEALTH MINISTER ANDONIS GEORGIADIS ON THE X PLATFORM READING (Greek) :

"Good morning and good week. At 03:20 an air force aircraft landed at Elefsina carrying our fellow citizen from the cruise ship where hantavirus cases had appeared. He is without fever and asymptomatic with no signs of illness. For precautionary reasons only, he has been transferred to Attikon Hospital for quarantine. There is absolutely no reason for concern. I thank the aircraft crew, the accompanying EKAV staff, and Mr. Vasilakopoulos, President of EODY (National Public Health Organization), for offering to carry out this mission.

ATHENS, GREECE (MAY 11, 2026) (REUTERS – Access all)

3. VARIOUS EXTERIORS OF ATTIKON HOSPITAL, AMBULANCES ENTERING HOSPITAL