life
shēng huó
生活
cruise ship
yóulún
邮轮
to break out / to erupt
bàofā
爆发
hantavirus
Hàntǎn bìngdú
汉坦病毒
epidemic / outbreak
yìqíng
疫情
three people
sān rén
三人
death / fatalities
sǐwáng
死亡
one (measure word for ships)
yī sōu
一艘
named / called
míngwéi
名为
MV Hondius (cruise ship name)
Hóngdíwūsī Hào
洪迪乌斯号
structural particle
de
的
cruise ship
yóulún
邮轮
at / near
zài
在
Cape Verde (island nation)
Fódékǎo
佛得角
nearby / in the vicinity of
fùjìn
附近
to break out / an outbreak
bàofā
爆发
hantavirus
Hàntǎn bìngdú
汉坦病毒
epidemic / outbreak
yìqíng
疫情
has resulted in / has caused
yǐ zàochéng
已造成
three people
sān rén
三人
death / fatalities
sǐwáng
死亡
May 6, 2026 at 8:00 AM
MV Hondius (name of the cruise ship)
Hóngdíwūsī Hào
洪迪乌斯号
cruise ship
yóulún
邮轮
to be carrying / to have on board
zàiyǒu
载有
147 (measure word for people)
147 míng
147名
passenger / traveler
chéngkè
乘客
and / as well as
jí
及
crew member / sailor
chuányuán
船员
this (measure word for ships)
zhè sōu
这艘
ship / vessel
chuán
船
from
cóng
从
Argentina
Āgēntíng
阿根廷
to depart / to set off
chūfā
出发
now / currently
xiànzài
现在
to be stopped at / to be anchored near
tíng zài
停在
Cape Verde
Fódékǎo
佛得角
nearby / in the vicinity of
fùjìn
附近
structural particle
de
的
the Atlantic Ocean
Dàxīyáng
大西洋
on / upon
shàng
上
on board / on the ship
chuán shàng
船上
there are already / there have been
yǐ yǒu
已有
three people
sān rén
三人
death / fatalities
sǐwáng
死亡
there are also / additionally
lìng yǒu
另有
seven (cases)
qī gè
七个
confirmed / diagnosed
quèzhěn
确诊
or
huò
或
suspected / probable
yísì
疑似
case / patient
bìnglì
病例
three (measure word for people)
sān míng
三名
deceased / the dead
sǐzhě
死者
respectively / separately
fēnbié
分别
to be / are
wéi
为
a pair / a couple
yī duì
一对
the Netherlands / Dutch
Hélán
荷兰
husband and wife / couple
fūfù
夫妇
and
hé
和
one (measure word for a person)
yī míng
一名
Germany / German
Déguó
德国
citizen / national
gōngmín
公民
World Health Organization (WHO)
Shìjiè Wèishēng Zǔzhī
世界卫生组织
to state / to indicate
biǎoshì
表示
virus
bìngdú
病毒
possibly / may
kěnéng
可能
with / and
yǔ
与
Argentina
Āgēntíng
阿根廷
structural particle
de
的
a type of / a kind of
yī zhǒng
一种
hantavirus
Hàntǎn bìngdú
汉坦病毒
to be related to / to be connected with
yǒuguān
有关
cannot rule out / do not exclude
bù páichú
不排除
human-to-human transmission
rén chuán rén
人传人
structural particle
de
的
possibility / likelihood
kěnéng xìng
可能性
multiple countries / several nations
duō guó
多国
to refuse / to reject
jùjué
拒绝
this (measure word for ships)
zhè sōu
这艘
ship / vessel
chuán
船
to dock at port / to berth
kào gǎng
靠港
currently / at present
mùqián
目前
Spain
Xībānyá
西班牙
has agreed to / has consented to
yǐ tóngyì
已同意
to allow / to let
ràng
让
the said ship / the vessel
gāi chuán
该船
to head to / to go to
qiánwǎng
前往
the Canary Islands
Jiānàlì Qúndǎo
加那利群岛
to receive / to accept
jiēshòu
接受
further / additional
jìn yī bù
进一步
testing / screening
jiǎncè
检测