Up to 150 passengers and crew from Hantavirus-hit MV Hondius start flying home aboard military and government planes from Spain’s Canary Islands

‘Unprecedented operation’ under way to receive MV Hondius off Tenerife to assess and repatriate those onboard

About 12 countries have so far been linked to the hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius, as the UN health agency confirms at least five cases.