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Last Two Evacuation Flights From Hantavirus-Hit Ship to Depart Monday Afternoon

(Corrects country reference ⁠in ⁠paragraph 2 ⁠to the Netherlands ​instead of New Zealand)

TENERIFE/MADRID, ‌May 10 (Reuters) – The ‌final two ⁠flights ⁠to evacuate passengers from the cruise ​ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak ​docked near Tenerife will depart ⁠on ⁠Monday afternoon, ⁠Spain’s health ​minister said on Sunday evening, ​adding ⁠94 passengers had been evacuated so far.

One flight frm ⁠Australia will carry six passengers and another ⁠from the Netherlands will take 18 passengers, with both flights also taking passengers from other countries which did not ⁠send their own repatriation flights, officials have said.

(Reporting by Corina Pons, ​Victoria Waldersee; Editing by ​Aurora Ellis)

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