Radboud University Medical Center (Radboudumc) in the Netherlands has quarantined 12 healthcare workers for six weeks as a precautionary measure after they followed incorrect procedures while caring for a patient infected with hantavirus. The hospital acknowledged that blood samples were processed according to standard protocols instead of stricter guidelines required for this virus. Additionally, it was revealed that the latest international guidelines for disposing of the patient's urine were not followed. Despite the low risk of infection, the hospital emphasized the significant impact of these measures on staff. The patient was admitted from the MV Hondius, a cruise ship that recently experienced a hantavirus outbreak. Meanwhile, Spanish Health Minister Monica Garcia confirmed that one of 14 evacuees from the cruise ship tested preliminarily positive for the virus, while the other 13 tested negative. The outbreak is associated with the Andes strain of hantavirus, which can potentially spread through close contact.