Multi-nation repatriation flights depart Tenerife: Spain to Madrid, Netherlands, UK, Germany, US, Ireland

Per CNN reporting from Tenerife (May 10): 'Waves of passengers aboard Hantavirus-hit cruise ship taken to shore in Tenerife and start flying home'. Spain: 'A plane carrying 14 Spanish passengers landed at Torrejon de Ardoz military airport, east of the capital Madrid, on Sunday afternoon'. Netherlands: 'Twenty-nine people were on board the Dutch charter flight, including Dutch nationals and people of other nationalities'. United Kingdom: 'The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) arranged a dedicated evacuation flight for British nationals from Tenerife to North West England'. Following disembarkation: 'six repatriation flights to elsewhere in the European Union and four non-EU flights' expected. US aircraft expected to land at 17:23 local (12:23 EDT) carrying 17 Americans bound for UNMC Nebraska National Quarantine Center for case-by-case monitoring.

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