Britons on cruise ship linked to hantavirus outbreak face more days on board

NewsWorldEuropeBritons on cruise ship linked to hantavirus outbreak face more days on boardPrime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said plans are being made for the ‘safe onward travel’ of Britons on the shipElla Pickover Wednesday 06 May 2026 06:39 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"CF1:2971005To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/british-passengers-hantavirus-outbreak-cruise-ship-b2971187.html","title":"Britons on cruise ship linked to hantavirus outbreak face more days on board"}}CloseSimon Calder: Everything you need to know about the cruise ship hantavirus outbreakOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Europe","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"}}Britons stuck on a cruise ship linked to a suspected hant...