In the day's other headlines, three patients were evacuated today from the ship at the center of a hanta virus outbreak.

Two of them are confirmed to have the disease, with the third being a suspected case.

Health workers in protective gear were seen loading them into ambulances.

The ship's British doctor is among the patients.

They were flown to a hospital in the Netherlands for medical attention.

That leaves

around 150 people still on board the vessel. Health officials said today they are not showing

any signs of symptoms. The ship itself is now en route to Spain's Canary Islands.

Once there, a joint health assessment and evacuation procedure will be put in place.

Unless their medical condition prevents it, all foreign passengers will be repatriated.

The World Health Organization says there have been at least eight recorded cases of the rare rodent-borne disease.

Five have been confirmed by lab tests. Three people have died. A passenger on board the ship

said they were misled when the suspected outbreak initially occurred.

Since we were not informed of any contagious disease, everyone was relaxed. These vessels are at sea for weeks,

and all the passengers are all together. I think

some tests should have been required. Regulations should be updating regarding this.

Meantime, officials in Europe and Africa are working to identify anyone who may have had contact

with passengers during the course

of the ship's journey. But the WHO said again today that the risk to the broader public remains

low. U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnik faced questioning today from the House Oversight

Committee over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Security personnel surrounded Lutnik as he arrived on Capitol Hill for the interview,

which happened behind closed doors.

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