Spain agrees to welcome hantavirus cruise ship as WHO traces contacts of deceased passenger

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Original Load Date May 5, 2026, 9:01 a.m.
Last Updated May 5, 2026, 9:01 a.m.
Original URL https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/spain-agrees-welcome-hantavirus-cruise-ship-who/

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Spain has agreed to welcome the [ cruise ship at the center of a rare hantavirus outbreak ][4] , with three people now dead after coming down with the illness, according to the World Health Organization. The ship, with nearly 150 people aboard, had been awaiting help off the coast of Cape Verde in...