The Union Health Ministry of India is closely monitoring the hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship, where three individuals have died and five cases have been laboratory-confirmed among eight probable infections. The ministry has assured that no hantavirus cases have been reported on Indian soil, and its surveillance networks are fully operational. Coordination efforts are being made with the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP), and the World Health Organization (WHO). The outbreak, identified as the Andes strain of hantavirus, poses a low public health risk according to WHO, although authorities warn that additional cases could emerge due to the virus's long incubation period. Two Indian nationals on the ship are currently asymptomatic and under observation, following international health protocols. The Indian health authorities are taking precautionary measures in line with their obligations under the International Health Regulations (IHR).