Episode
Spain evacuates virus-hit ship in Tenerife
- Podcast
- Newshour
- Published
- May 10, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 2843
- Processing state
not_requested- Canonical source
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w1730bmzr6c1nmz
Actions
POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/newshour-527927/episodes/spain-evacuates-virus-hit-ship-in-tenerife/transcription-requests
Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/newshour-527927/spain-evacuates-virus-hit-ship-in-tenerife.md
Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.
Summary
The passengers of a cruise ship at the centre of a deadly hantavirus outbreak have started leaving the vessel off the Spanish island of Tenerife. Five people were seen boarding a small boat, socially distanced from each other and wearing protective clothing and face masks. They were met by officials in white hazmat suits, then boarded a coach to take them to the airport. They'll be flown out on charter flights. Three people died and several others become infected in the outbreak. Also in the programme: Police in Pakistan say militants have detonated a car bomb at a police checkpoint and opened fire, killing 15 officers; and 35 years after the film was released, we look at the legacy of The Silence of the Lambs. (Photo: Passengers were evacuated from the ship dressed in hazmat suits. They were hosed down before boarding a plane in Tenerife. Credit: Reuters)