A cruise ship is waiting for help after a suspected outbreak of rare hantavirus onboard killed 3
A Dutch cruise ship with around 150 passengers on board was waiting for help off the coast of Cape Verde in the Atlantic Ocean on Monday after a suspected outbreak of the rare hantavirus onboard killed three people and left at least three others seriously ill, the World Health Organization and the ship's operator said.
TL;DR
- A Dutch cruise ship is stranded off Cape Verde.
- Around 150 passengers are on board.
- A suspected hantavirus outbreak has occurred.
- Three people have died from the virus.
- At least three others are seriously ill.
- The World Health Organization and the ship's operator have confirmed the incident.