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Authorities in Italy are issuing a sun warning for large parts of the country. Tourists have been warned not to drink water from the famous fountains

Madrid authorities warn of elevated suspended particles from African air masses, advising residents to limit outdoor activity, especially vulnerable groups

Spain's Health Ministry has confirmed a new hantavirus infection in a quarantined contact already under monitoring at Madrid’s Gómez Ulla Hospital

Indian health authorities have issued an Ebola advisory for passengers arriving from or transiting through three high-risk countries, urging travelers with symptoms to report immediately to airport health officials

Evacuation under strict quarantine measures: The first passengers have disembarked from the MV Hondius as WHO teams coordinate rescue flights and epidemiological assessments in Spain. Here are the latest updates from the Spanish health ministry

The WHO confirmed eight reported hantavirus cases linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship, while stressing the rare outbreak does not spread like COVID or influenza

Airlink has also confirmed that the deceased Dutch national infected with the hantavirus had flown from Saint Helena to Johannesburg aboard an Airlink flight before boarding a KLM aircraft to fly to Amsterdam

After confirming that the MV Hondius will arrive in the Canary Islands following the hantavirus outbreak, Spain has officially received the first three suspected hantavirus cases, despite the Canary Islands' president disagreeing with the decision. UPDATE: WHO informs the public that Swiss authorities have confirmed another case of Hantavirus in a previous passenger from the same ship

In light of the security situation, the Health Ministry provides updated contact numbers for resilience and emergency health centers

Following heavy rains across the country and concerns about contaminated water flow, the Ministry of Health warns the public against swimming at the beaches until clean water samples are received