The Dutch woman who died was on the flight to Johannesburg and later briefly boarded a flight to Amsterdam but was removed prior to takeoff.
Health authorities in several countries have been tracking passengers who had already disembarked from the ship, plus anyone who may have come into contact with them.
The repatriation operation evacuated 94 people of 19 different nationalities on Sunday, Spanish Health Minister Monica Garcia announced on Tenerife, in Spain’s Canary Islands.
Spanish officials said the evacuation of most of the ship’s nearly 150 passengers and crew, which includes 23 nationalities, would continue until the final repatriation flights to Australia and the Netherlands on Monday afternoon.
The Dutch-flagged ship will refuel in the morning and is expected to depart for the Netherlands with about 30 crew members at 7pm on Monday.
Passengers in blue medical suits began disembarking the vessel on Sunday to reach the small industrial port of Granadilla on Tenerife, AFP journalists saw.
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Canary Islands authorities have warned that the operation must be completed by Monday, when adverse weather conditions will force the ship to leave.
The Atlantic archipelago’s regional government has consistently resisted taking in the ship, which was only authorised to anchor offshore.
The World Health Organization recommends a 42-day quarantine and “active follow-up”, including daily checks for symptoms such as fever, the UN body’s epidemic and pandemic preparedness and prevention director, Maria Van Kerkhove, said in Geneva.
