Three evacuated from hantavirus-hit ship as Spain says vessel can dock

Ship's doctor, a Briton, among those evacuated from MV Hondius, which is now heading for Canary Islands

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Three people with suspected hantavirus, including a British doctor who is a crew member, have been medically evacuated from a cruise ship.

The 56-year-old Briton, along with a Dutch colleague aged 41 and a 65-year-old German, were taken from the Dutch-flagged cruise ship MV Hondius for onward travel to the Netherlands, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.