Two seriously ill crew members on a cruise ship stricken by a deadly hantavirus outbreak will be evacuated via Cape Verde to the Netherlands, allowing the vessel to sail on to Spain's Canary Islands, the operator said Tuesday.
Spain's health ministry said the ship was due to arrive in the Canaries in "three to four days" but did not specify the port.
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