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Watch: Passengers evacuated from virus-hit cruise ship off Cape Verde

Some passengers have been evacuated from the MV Hondius cruise ship, off Cape Verde.

The MV Hondius, which departed from Argentina on 1 April, had an outbreak of rodent-spread hantavirus on board.

Three passengers on the ship have died and several more are either ill or displaying symptoms.

The cruise ship is expected to depart Cape Verde to the Canary Islands following the evacuation.

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Source:

www.bbc.com

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