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Hantavirus evacuation flight to Canary Islands for sick doctor cancelled: official

'Low risk' to public of hantavirus after cruise ship deaths: WHO Europe
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A flight scheduled to evacuate a sick doctor from the MV Hondius ship that has beeen hit by a deadly outbreak of hantavirus to Spain’s Canary Islands has been cancelled, a source close to the regional presidency told AFP.

The source, who gave no reason for the cancellation, added that regional officials lack sufficient information about the potential risks tied to the ship’s planned arrival in the islands from Cape Verde.

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Agence France-Presse (AFP) is a French international news agency headquartered in Paris, France. Founded in 1835 as Havas, it is the world's oldest news agency.

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