The president of the Canary Islands said he was opposed to allowing the ship to dock in Tenerife and requested an urgent meeting with the prime minister.

The outbreak of hantavirus, an infection that is usually transmitted to humans from rodents, occurred on a cruise ship that was traveling from Argentina to Cape Verde. Though…

The Dutch-flagged cruise ship is now sitting off the coast of the West African island nation of Cape Verde, while the situation is being monitored by the World Health Organization.