A KLM air stewardess has been hospitalised with hantavirus symptoms, according to the ministry of health. The woman was briefly in contact with one of the Dutch people that died after contracting the virus late last month.
That person had boarded a KLM flight in South Africa but was deemed too ill to fly and removed from the plane shortly after.
The flight attendant is said to have mild symptoms and is in isolation at Amsterdam UMC, where she is being tested for the virus.
Meanwhile, a second airplane carrying a patient with hantavirus symptoms has landed at Schiphol airport after being delayed in Gran Canaria due to technical issues.
The cruise ship Hondius, where the outbreak began, departed from the coast of Cape Verde last night and is en route to the Canary Island of Tenerife.
It is expected to dock there on Saturday, after which the remaining passengers who have no symptoms can disembark.
The ship has a total 150 people, 10 of whom have Dutch nationality, according to foreign affairs minister Tom Berendsen.
NKD_WA on May 7th, 2026 at 12:43 UTC »
Contrary to what some other people are saying in this thread, I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say a hantavirus outbreak is not going to be the next COVID, and people can just buy the normal amount of toilet paper going forward. Feel free to call me out later if I'm wrong.
ResonanceThruWallz on May 7th, 2026 at 11:56 UTC »
World Cup is next month super spreader event!
SmallRocks on May 7th, 2026 at 11:45 UTC »
To be clear, she’s been hospitalized for suspected minor symptoms. She has not tested positive for the virus as of yet.