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MV Hondius captain disembarks, no new hantavirus deaths reported

CGTN

 , Updated 21:42, 23-May-2026

Captain Jan Dobrogowski of the MV Hondius cruise ship has been cleared to disembark, officially leaving the vessel Saturday while remaining symptom-free, according to World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

To date, 12 cases of hantavirus in total have been reported to the WHO and three deaths. No deaths had been reported since May 2, Tedros said in a social media post.

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