Passengers arrive in UK isolation facility after hantavirus-hit cruise ship

On 2026-05-10, British passengers from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship MV Hondius arrived at the UK’s isolation facility at Arrowe Park Hospital in Wirral, Merseyside, after being repatriated on a chartered flight from Tenerife. UKHSA said the passengers would undergo clinical assessment and testing and then complete a 45-day self-isolation period under public health guidance.