The hantavirus outbreak continued to dominate French headlines on May 12, with the story evolving from the ship's departure to domestic containment. In the morning, the MV Hondius left the Canary Islands for the Netherlands after evacuating all passengers. The French health minister held a press conference in the early afternoon, announcing that 22 contact cases had been identified and were being hospitalized, including three adolescents from the same family. The infected French woman remained in critical condition on an artificial lung. President Macron stated the situation was under control. The day also saw coverage of the Middle East war shaking the petrodollar system, the Sarkozy Libya trial, and the opening of the Cannes Film Festival.