Health authorities and the Government are finalizing the protocol details for the vessel's arrival, which anchored off the coast of Granadilla de Abona on Sunday at noon. Passengers will be transferred in small groups by boat to the port, from where they will proceed directly to Tenerife South Airport for repatriation.

The operation will be completely isolated from the local population, including transfer areas and the airport, to ensure safety. The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued reassuring messages, stating that the situation is not comparable to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Quarantine will be mandatory for cases determined by scientific authorities, considering that the hantavirus incubation period can range from one to six weeks. No symptoms have been detected in the ship's occupants since April 28. The fourteen Spanish citizens on board will be evaluated at the Gómez Ulla Central Defense Hospital in Madrid, after signing consent.

The high-level isolation and treatment unit (UATAN) at the Hospital Universitario de Nuestra Señora de La Candelaria in Tenerife is prepared for any eventuality, being the only one of its kind in the Canary Islands and one of seventeen in Spain, making the island a strategic point for this operation.

The WHO has confirmed five infections and four suspected cases, in addition to two individuals isolated in Singapore without symptoms. The origin of the outbreak is under investigation, potentially linked to an ornithological trip in Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay.