Spain: Spanish ministers hold press conference on Hantavirus situation in Madrid.

RESTRICTION: USERS MUST CREDIT “SPANISH GOVERNMENT” HANDOUT— EDITORIAL USE ONLY — SHOTLIST: MADRID, SPAIN (MAY 9, 2026) (SPANISH GOVERNMENT - RESTRICTED) 1. SPANISH HEALTH MINISTER MONICA GARCIA AND SPANISH INTERIOR MINISTER FERNANDO GRANDE-MARLASKA ARRIVING AT PRESS CONFERENCE ROOM 2. SPANISH HEALTH MINISTER MONICA GARCIA SPEAKING AT PRESS CONFERENCE (Spanish) 3. SPANISH INTERIOR MINISTER FERNANDO GRANDE-MARLASKA SPEAKING AT PRESS CONFERENCE (Spanish)MADRID, SPAIN - MAY 9, 2026 - RESTRICTION: USERS MUST CREDIT “SPANISH GOVERNMENT” HANDOUT— EDITORIAL USE ONLY — Spanish Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska and Health Minister Monica Garcia held a joint press conference on Saturday, May 9, to outline the rigorous security and health protocols activated for the arrival of the cruise ship MV Hondius in Tenerife. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has classified the hantavirus outbreak as a "Level 3" emergency response, the lowest level of emergency activation. The outbreak, involving the Andes strain of hantavirus, has so far resulted in five confirmed cases, including three deaths, among passengers connected to the voyage, according to WHO officials. The MV Hondius, carrying approximately 150 passengers and crew from 23 nationalities, departed from Argentina and crossed the Atlantic before reporting a cluster of respiratory illnesses while sailing off Cape Verde.