Spain evacuates cruise ship amid virus outbreak

Spain evacuates cruise ship amid virus outbreak

From 7News Just In by LiSTNR

May 8, 2026 · 2 min

About this episode

Spain is evacuating over 140 individuals from a cruise ship due to a virus outbreak in the Canary Islands.

Spain is preparing to evacuate more than 140 passengers and crew members from a cruise ship experiencing a virus outbreak in the Canary Islands. Authorities have developed a complex operation involving offshore anchoring, medical screening of all individuals from 23 countries, and immediate repatriation flights. The World Health Organisation has stated the risk of person-to-person transmission and community spread remains very low. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Topics covered

  • virus outbreak
  • cruise ship
  • evacuation
  • medical screening
  • repatriation flights

Keywords

  • Spain
  • cruise ship
  • virus outbreak
  • evacuation
  • World Health Organisation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: World Health Organisation

Places: Spain, Canary Islands

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