Americans to be evacuated from Hantavirus cruise ship as global health chief travels to quarantine island

An outbreak of Hantavirus on a cruise ship has resulted in the evacuation of 150 people, including 17 Americans, with the World Health Organization's head assuring the public that the risk remains low. The WHO Director-General, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, will travel to Tenerife to observe the operation. Three people have lost their lives due to the virus.