Passengers aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship, which has been affected by a hantavirus outbreak, are scheduled for evacuation within 24 hours. They will be returned to their respective countries under strict monitoring, with Spanish passengers being the first to be transferred. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has activated a level three emergency response, and the World Health Organization confirms the Andes variant of hantavirus, which can transmit person-to-person, is responsible for the outbreak.