Aircraft involved in the evacuation of passengers suspected of hantavirus infection park on the tarmac at Nelson Mandela International Airport in Praia, Cabo Verde, on May 6, 2026.
Cabo Verde on Wednesday carried out an air evacuation of three passengers suspected of hantavirus infection from the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius, which had been anchored off the capital, Praia.
The evacuation was conducted under strict security and health protocols, with personnel from the national police and public health services deployed from the Port of Praia to Nelson Mandela International Airport on Santiago Island.
The three passengers were transferred by air ambulance, with the two aircraft departing at 10:55 a.m. local time (1155 GMT) in quick succession.
According to the World Health Organization, the patients would be transported to the Netherlands for specialized treatment. (Photo by Elton Monteiro/Xinhua)
Wang Hao (C), coach of China, gives instructions to Lin Shidong (2nd L) during the men's teams round of 16 match between China and Romania at the ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals in London, Britain, May 6, 2026. (Xinhua/Lian Yi)
This photo taken on May 6, 2026 shows a view of the sunset glow at the Summer Palace in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Chen Yehua)
This image captured at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center on May 6, 2026 shows China's Tianzhou-9 cargo craft undocking from the station combination. The Tianzhou-9 cargo craft, tasked with carrying supplies for China's space station, undocked from the station combination on Wednesday, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).
The cargo craft will re-enter the atmosphere in a controlled manner at an appropriate time, the CMSA said. (Photo by Zhang Fan/Xinhua)
A farmer weeds in a cotton field in Changjia Town of Gaoqing County, Zibo City of east China's Shandong Province, May 6, 2026. Chinese farmers across the country are busy with field works in early summer. (Photo by Zhang Weitang/Xinhua)
Wang Quan and his team perform a surgery at the First Bethune Hospital of Jilin University in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, April 21, 2026.
Wang Quan, director of the hospital's gastric and colorectal surgery department, and his team safeguard people's lives and health with advanced medical expertise. Via the 3D laparoscopic system, they perform complex surgeries in millimeter-level precision.
In the past 20 years of clinical practice, Wang has completed over 20,000 surgical operations, more than 1,400 of which he and his team performed with the da Vinci robotic surgical system. He also supported primary-level medical institutions through surgical live-stream and academic exchange. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun)
An aerial drone photo taken on May 6, 2026 shows villagers harvesting rapeseed in a field in Chengguan Town of Shibing County, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province. Chinese farmers across the country are busy with field works in early summer. (Photo by Tai Shengzhi/Xinhua)
Passengers wait for their trains at Guiyang North Railway Station in Guiyang, southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 5, 2026. China logged around 1.52 billion inter-regional passenger trips during the just-concluded five-day May Day holiday, a 3.49 percent increase over the same period last year, the Ministry of Transport said on Wednesday. (Photo by Zhang Wei/Xinhua)
This photo taken on May 6, 2026 shows an accident scene after an intercity bus collided head-on with a tanker truck on a major highway in South Sumatra, Indonesia. At least 16 people were killed after an intercity bus collided head-on with a tanker truck on a major highway on Indonesia's Sumatra island on Wednesday, local officials said. (Photo by Endang H./Xinhua)
Guests try smartphone products at a product launch event by Honor in Istanbul, Türkiye, May 6, 2026. Chinese smart devices maker Honor unveiled its new mobile phone on Wednesday at a product launch event in Istanbul. This is Honor's second new product launch in Türkiye this year. (Xinhua/Liu Lei)
