South African Health Department: Outbreak of respiratory illness on Atlantic Ocean cruise ship leads to two deaths.

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04/05/2026
The South African Department of Health confirmed on the evening of the 3rd that a "severe acute respiratory disease" broke out on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean, resulting in two deaths. According to previous reports, the "Humboldt" cruise ship sailing in the Atlantic from Ushuaia, Argentina to Cape Verde erupted with a "severe acute respiratory disease," resulting in the deaths of an elderly couple, with another person being treated in the intensive care unit in Johannesburg, South Africa. There are reports that this patient has also died.