Timeline

1 April: The MV Hondius leaves Ushuaia, Argentina.[3]

11 April: The first death occurs on board the ship.[13]

24 April: The body of the deceased and his wife are airlifted to Johannesburg.[3]

26 April: The wife of the first deceased dies in hospital in Johannesburg.[13]

27 April: A third person is airlifted to Johannesburg, who remains in treatment.[13]

2 May: A third person dies from the virus on board the ship.[13]

3 May: The ship anchors off the coast of Praia, Cape Verde.[3]

6 May: The president of the Canary Islands, Fernando Clavijo, refuses to allow the ship to dock there and be evacuated.[24] Three more people are evacuated from the ship to the Netherlands, including the ship’s doctor.[3]