WHO keeps evaluation of hantavirus as 'low risk' as ship approaches end of voyage
The World Health Organization has maintained its assessment of the hantavirus outbreak as 'low risk' as the cruise ship involved nears its destination in the Netherlands. The MV Hondius is set to dock in Rotterdam, where the remaining passengers and crew will disembark. Despite three passenger fatalities, the WHO indicates that the risk of further transmission is expected to decrease following the implementation of control measures.
- ▪The WHO has reassessed the hantavirus outbreak as 'low risk'.
- ▪The MV Hondius is expected to dock in Rotterdam with 27 people on board.
- ▪Three passengers have died from hantavirus, a rare virus with no vaccines or specific treatments.
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The World Health Organization said on Sunday (May 17, 2026) it was maintaining its assessment of the hantavirus outbreak as "low risk" as the cruise ship where the outbreak originated approached the Netherlands."The public health risk has been reassessed with the most current information available, and the global risk remains low," said a WHO statement."While additional cases may still occur among passengers and crew members exposed before containment measures were implemented, the risk of onward transmission is expected to be reduced following disembarkation and the implementation of control measures," it added. Why is hantavirus drawing global attention? | ExplainedThe MV Hondius is expected to dock in the Dutch port of Rotterdam between 10:00 a.m.
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