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  "path": "/2026/05/05/spain-agrees-to-receive-hantavirus-hit-cruise-ship-in-canary-islands-following-who-request?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_content=main&utm_campaign=rss",
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  "textContent": "The Spanish government on Tuesday night authorised the docking in the Canary Islands of the polar cruise ship MV Hondius, on which a hantavirus outbreak has already left three people dead, after Cape Verdean authorities denied it entry to their ports and following a formal request from the World Health Organization (WHO) that invoked Spain's “moral and legal obligation” to assist the 147 passengers and crew on board, including 14 Spanish citizens.",
  "title": "Spain agrees to receive hantavirus-hit cruise ship in Canary Islands following WHO request"
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