Dutch Crew Member, 41
CONFIRMEDDOSSIER
patient is at Radboud University Medical Center in Nijmegen, not Leiden University Medical Center as some early reporting indicated. Radboudumc confirmed admission on May 7 with laboratory confirmation by the Dutch national health authority the same day. He worked aboard as a ship guide; the ship's doctor is a separate person (a 65-year-old German). On May 11 Radboudumc disclosed that 12 staff had been placed in 6-week preventive quarantine after blood-handling and urine-disposal procedures fell short of the stricter hantavirus precautions; the hospital says infection risk to staff is very low and patient care continued uninterrupted
Admitted to Leiden University Medical Center. Confirmed positive and reported in stable condition with health improving by May 9-10
Aircraft diversion was due to a life-support equipment malfunction (not refuelling). Patient continued to the Netherlands on May 7. Confirmed PCR-positive for the Andes variant
[Created 2026-05-06] Dutch national, age 41. Crew member aboard the MV Hondius (a ship guide, not the ship's doctor). Evacuated by air ambulance on May 6 from Cape Verde waters. The transport aircraft developed a life-support equipment fault and diverted to Gran Canaria, Spain; a replacement aircraft completed the transfer to the Netherlands on May 7
CNN, Euronews
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TRAVEL TIMELINE
- STOP 1 · Apr 1 → May 6MV Hondius (Ushuaia, Argentina - embark)Boarded MV Hondius at Ushuaia April 1 for the Atlantic Odyssey expedition (crew member)
- STOP 2 · May 6 → May 6Cape Verde waters (medical evacuation)Evacuated May 6 from the ship in Cape Verde waters by medical aircraft
- STOP 3 · May 6 → PRESENTGran Canaria, Spain (diverted)Aircraft diverted to Gran Canaria May 6 due to life-support equipment malfunction; patient continued to Netherlands May 7
- STOP 4 · May 7 → PRESENTRadboud University Medical Center (Nijmegen)Hospital admission May 7; RIVM laboratory confirmed positive same day. (CORRECTION: previously mis-attributed to LUMC Leiden in initial reporting; corrected May 13.)