Canary Islands brace for arrival of hantavirus-hit cruise ship

GRANADILLA DE ABONA, Spain: A cruise ship hit with a deadly hantavirus outbreak is headed for Spain’s Canary Islands, where most of the nearly 150 people on board will be evacuated and flown home after weeks at sea. The Dutch-flagged MV Hondius was expected to reach waters off Tenerife on Sunday, with WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus due to help coordinate the ship’s