A French passenger evacuated from the MV Hondius cruise ship has shown symptoms of hantavirus during a repatriation flight.

Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said one of five French nationals showed symptoms during the journey to Paris and has been placed in strict isolation along with the other passengers.

France has introduced isolation measures for contacts "to protect the general population."

The case emerged as international evacuation operations continued off Spain's Canary Islands, where the Dutch-flagged vessel arrived Sunday morning following an outbreak that has led to the deaths of three people.

Spanish Health Minister Monica Garcia said 94 people of 19 nationalities, including Dutch, Canadian, and Turkish, have been evacuated during the first day of operations.

World Health Organisation pandemic preparedness chief Maria Van Kerkhove said evacuation efforts would resume Monday morning and are expected to conclude by 7 pm local time.

About 30 crew members will remain aboard to sail the ship back to the Netherlands for disinfection.

The first to disembark were 14 Spanish nationals, who were flown to a military hospital in Madrid for quarantine.

The evacuation in the Canary Islands has come amid objections from regional president Fernando Clavijo.

Spanish officials dismissed concerns that infected rodents could reach the shore, stating the possibility of an Andean rodent swimming to the coast was "zero."

Hantavirus is a rare disease usually transmitted through infected rodents, though the strain responsible for this outbreak can also spread between humans.