Inside rat virus death cruise: Decks deserted as passengers isolate

The nearly 150 people aboard a cruise ship off the coast of Cape Verde have been mostly confined to their cabins, after three passengers died and at least four others were left ill in a suspected hantavirus outbreak.The MV Hondius, a Dutch ship on a weekslong polar cruise from Argentina to Antarctica and several isolated islands in the South Atlantic, has been waiting for help after authorities on the island of Cape Verde, off the West African coast, refused to allow passengers to disembark due to public health concerns.Footage showed the ship's decks mostly deserted, with only a few people wearing medical masks moving about. Common halls were empty as passengers were isolated in their cabins. At least five people with full protective gear, white overalls, boots and face masks, were seen disembarking from the ship into a small vessel.