The MV Hondius cruise ship is at the center of a hantavirus outbreak, with two additional passengers testing positive for the virus as of Monday. The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that three passengers have died, while six others are quarantined due to confirmed or suspected cases. Passengers began evacuating from the ship, which was anchored in Tenerife, Canary Islands, on Sunday, with military and government planes facilitating their return to over 20 countries. Despite the outbreak, WHO spokesperson Sarah Tyler stated that the risk to the broader public remains low. Health officials are conducting thorough assessments of evacuated passengers, including those taken to the University of Nebraska Medical Center and Emory University in Atlanta. The captain of the ship, Jan Dobrogowski, expressed gratitude for the courage shown by passengers and crew during this challenging time. The WHO has recommended active monitoring of former passengers in their home countries to ensure health safety. Hantavirus, primarily spread through rodent droppings, poses a low transmission risk between humans, although the Andes virus linked to this outbreak may have rare human-to-human transmission capabilities.