Spains Ministry of Health said Monday that a Spanish national, who was evacuated from MV Hondius and is isolating at a hospital in Madrid, has tested positive of hantavirus.The patient is one of the 14 Spaniards who were aboard the MV Hondius. They have been in quarantine at the Gmez Ulla Central Defense Hospital in Madrid since May 10.Authorities stated that the patient is a close contact identified through the epidemiological monitoring activated after the initial detection of the outbreak on the cruise ship.RELATED STORY | France confirms hantavirus in cruise outbreak is not new or more transmissible After the case was confirmed, the patient was transferred to the hospitals High-Level Isolation Unit (UATAN), where they will remain under specialized medical supervision and the biosafety measures established for this type of case.With this new case, the number of hantavirus positives among the Spanish passengers and crew members traveling on the vessel has risen to two.RELATED STORY | No Americans have tested positive for hantavirus tied to cruise ship outbreak, CDC saysFollowing the confirmation, the Ministry of Health sought to reassure the public, stating that the case was detected within the isolation and control system already in place. Therefore, it does not change the level of risk for the general population nor alter the epidemiological response measures currently underway.This is a developing story and will be updated.The-CNN-Wire 2026 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved. ...read more read less