The last group of evacuees from the cruise ship "Holland America" have arrived in the Netherlands.

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12/05/2026
Early on the 12th local time, the last batch of 28 transferred personnel from the Hongdi Eus cruise ship, where the Han Tan virus outbreak occurred, arrived in the Netherlands Eindhoven Air Force Base on two planes. They will undergo quarantine or return to their countries in the Netherlands. The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on the evening of the 11th that the first plane carried 6 passengers who were originally planned to return to Australia directly from the Canary Islands in Spain; the second plane carried 22 evacuees, mainly crew members of the cruise ship. According to foreign media reports, the 6 passengers on the first plane will undergo brief quarantine in the Netherlands before heading to Australia. The Hongdi Eus cruise ship is operated by the Netherlands-based "PAN HAI Exploration" company. The company released a statement on the 11th saying that the Hongdi Eus cruise ship is heading toward the port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands and is expected to arrive on the 17th. The World Health Organization announced on the 11th that a total of 9 reported cases related to the Hongdi Eus cruise ship have been received, with 7 confirmed to be infected with the Andes virus in the Han Tan virus family, and 3 deaths have occurred.