The US Department of Health and Human Services reported that one of the 17 American citizens evacuated from the cruise ship, which was in Tenerife, tested mildly positive for the Andes strain of hantavirus via PCR. Another repatriated individual is showing mild symptoms of the infection.

Both individuals are currently on a State Department flight, traveling in bio-containment units as a precautionary measure. The aircraft will transport them to the Regional Emerging Special Pathogen Treatment Center (RESPTC), located at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.

Subsequently, those with mild symptoms will be transferred to a second specialized center at their final destination. Health authorities have assured that upon arrival, each person will undergo a clinical evaluation and receive appropriate care and support based on their health status.