Oceanwide Expeditions said it has two crew members on board, with acute respiratory symptoms.
One has mild ones while the other, has severe.
Both require urgent medical care.
These crew members are of British and Dutch nationality.
Three (3) people who were successfully disembarked from m/v Hondius and are now en route a medicalized aircraft, to locations able to provide specialized care and appropriate medical screening.
Two of these, are in a serious condition.
The third, while currently asymptomatic, was closely associated with the individual who passed away on board on 2 May 2026.
The two symptomatic people are yet to test positive for hantavirus.
In addition, the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) has confirmed that a passenger who traveled on the first leg of the voyage (Ushuaia to St Helena, 1–24 April 2026) has tested positive for hantavirus and is currently being treated at the University Hospital Zurich. His wife, who accompanied him, has not shown symptoms but is self-isolating as a precaution.
On the 26 April, after their planned disembarkation, a guest passed away during their transit home. A variant of hantavirus was identified in that patient.
On the 27 April, a passenger of British nationality, became seriously ill and was medically evacuated to South Africa.
According to the WHO, eight cases, including three lab-confirmed cases of hantavirus, have been identified among those who traveled on the ship. Three people have died from their infections.
About 150 people from 23 countries were on board the Hondius luxury cruise ship.
The World Health Organization (WHO) suspects there may have been rare human-to-human transmission of hantavirus on the Dutch cruise ship where three passengers died.
Picture: MV Hondius is in West Africa, heading for the Canary Islands.