π¦ A passenger-filmed video from April 12 shows the MV Hondius captain announcing a first death initially believed to be non-infectious, before a suspected hantavirus outbreak later linked to three deaths and several infections emerged on board.
π₯οΈThe vessel is heading to Spain's Canary Islands with around 150 people on board.
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