WHO director arrives in Canary Islands to oversee hantavirus cruise evacuation
More than 100 people from a cruise ship dealing with an outbreak of the rare and deadly hantavirus are set to be disembarked.
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More than 100 people from a cruise ship dealing with an outbreak of the rare and deadly hantavirus are set to be disembarked.
The MV Hondius is currently traveling to the Canary Islands, where the 147 people on board will be methodically off-boarded and flown home.
American passengers who left the MV Hondius cruise ship in April are being monitored for hantavirus in at least five states, health officials said.
Three passengers have been evacuated from a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak, as related cases are confirmed in Switzerland and South Africa.
A hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship has killed three people and infected multiple others, officials said.
Passengers aboard the ship are in good spirits but may have to quarantine for "eight weeks," a World Health Organization official told CBS News.
Over 50 passengers and 15 crew members reported being ill with norovirus on a month-long cruise on the Coral Princess.
The industry has come under attack for its growing ship sizes, yet Royal Caribbean is moving full speed ahead on building at least three more megaships.
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A 27-year-old Florida woman traveling to the Bahamas on a cruise ship was found dead in her cabin, police said.
Meanwhile, a woman in Belgium was fatally injured by a falling Christmas tree, while another tree killed a woman in the Netherlands.
About 900 COVID-19 cases were linked to the 2020 cruise, which docked in Australia after an outbreak onboard.
More than a dozen outbreaks of the gastrointestinal illness have been reported on cruises so far in 2023 — more than any other full calendar year in the last decade.
This marks the latest in a string of issues the Ruby Princess has dealt with over the past few years, including multiple COVID-19 outbreaks.
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The cruise ship company, Virgin Voyages, said the guest fell from their balcony onto one of the lower decks after "a medical emergency."
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Immigrant advocacy groups in Colorado are demanding changes to release procedures at the Aurora ICE Processing Center after an elderly man with dementia was reported missing for hours following his release from detention.
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Immigrant advocacy groups in Colorado are demanding changes to release procedures at the Aurora ICE Processing Center after an elderly man with dementia was reported missing for hours following his release from detention.
As Weld County and Northern Colorado continue to grow, leaders at the Greeley-Weld County Airport are preparing for an expansion they say will position the facility as a major transportation and economic hub for the region.
A 2-year-old girl was bitten twice by a rattlesnake near Bennett and airlifted to Children's Hospital Colorado.
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As Weld County and Northern Colorado continue to grow, leaders at the Greeley-Weld County Airport are preparing for an expansion they say will position the facility as a major transportation and economic hub for the region.
On Friday afternoon Brent Metz, a former town of Mountain View councilman accused of recklessly shooting a 19-year-old in the face in front of his Colorado property, took the stand in his own defense.
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The NHL Alumni Association announced Claude Lemieux's death. A cause of death was not immediately available, nor was it clear where Lemieux was when he died.
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The Colorado office responsible for overseeing the state's cybersecurity and digital infrastructure announced sweeping layoffs and a major restructuring effort following years of blistering state audits that exposed serious security deficiencies.
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Uganda on Wednesday ordered the closure of its border with Congo, where suspected cases of a rare type of Ebola are surging.
The U.S. is in the process of setting up a quarantine facility in Kenya for Americans who were exposed to Ebola or infected with the deadly illness.
The head of the World Health Organization says Ebola has killed at least 7 people in Congo, but the U.N. agency says it knows the epidemic "is much larger."
A Colorado School of Mines senior recently diagnosed with leukemia graduated in the halls of his oncology ward in a surprise ceremony put together by his care team.
Dr. Peter Stafford was working with the missionary group Serge in Congo when he was infected with Ebola.
A proposal in Littleton could bring in a new restaurant, event space, a turf field for the community and connections to trails.
As Weld County and Northern Colorado continue to grow, leaders at the Greeley-Weld County Airport are preparing for an expansion they say will position the facility as a major transportation and economic hub for the region.
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The Colorado office responsible for overseeing the state's cybersecurity and digital infrastructure announced sweeping layoffs and a major restructuring effort following years of blistering state audits that exposed serious security deficiencies.
The department said it is preparing for the banknote in response to legislation proposed last year.
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