The MV Hondius has spent the past six days sailing from the Canary Islands, where the remaining passengers were escorted off the vessel by personnel in full-body protective gear.

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The remaining crew and medical staff aboard the ship at the center of the hantavirus outbreak will disembark at the Port of Rotterdam and the vessel will be disinfected.