Britons on virus-hit cruise ship to isolate at hospital after being flown to UK
Summary
British passengers and crew from a cruise ship with a hantavirus outbreak will isolate at a hospital in the UK after being flown home. The virus has caused five cases and three deaths on the ship, which is expected to dock in the Canary Islands before the Britons fly back.Key Facts
- The cruise ship MV Hondius has a hantavirus outbreak with five confirmed cases and three deaths.
- The ship will dock in the Canary Islands this weekend.
- 22 British passengers will be flown home on a charter flight.
- Returning passengers will isolate at Arrowe Park Hospital in Merseyside, used previously for Covid-19 quarantine.
- Initial isolation will last up to 72 hours for clinical checks and tests.
- Afterward, health experts will decide if passengers can isolate at home or another place.
- Two British patients are being treated abroad, and one is on the island of Tristan da Cunha.
- Officials say the risk to the wider public remains very low.
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