Spain's Health Ministry confirmed on Monday a second positive hantavirus case among the 14 Spaniards evacuated from the Hondius cruise ship who are in quarantine at Madrid's Gómez Ulla hospital.
The patient, who shows no symptoms, was identified during periodic PCR tests on close contacts. The individual has been moved to the hospital's High-Level Isolation Unit.
The 14 Spaniards arrived at the facility on May 10 after disembarking in Tenerife. The first case was detected shortly after admission and has evolved favorably. The remaining 12 continue to test negative.
Health authorities stated the detection occurred within the activated isolation protocol and does not change the risk to the general population. Evacuees who remain negative may end hospital quarantine on June 7 and complete it at home until June 21.
