Plane carrying virus-stricken cruise ship passengers lands in UK
Summary
A plane carrying 20 British passengers evacuated from a cruise ship affected by hantavirus has landed in the UK. The passengers will isolate at a hospital for 72 hours, and the overall risk to the public is considered very low.Key Facts
- The cruise ship HV Hondius docked in Tenerife on Sunday morning.
- Twenty Britons who were on the ship flew to the UK on a charter flight.
- They will isolate at Arrowe Park Hospital in Merseyside for 72 hours.
- Three people have died from the hantavirus outbreak, including two confirmed cases by the World Health Organization.
- Hantavirus is carried by rodents and usually does not spread from person to person, except for the Andes strain identified on the cruise ship.
- Of the 22 British nationals on board, none have symptoms but are being closely monitored.
- After hospital isolation, former passengers will self-isolate for 42 more days as a precaution.
- A British man with suspected hantavirus is isolated on Tristan da Cunha island, with help from parachuted medical and military teams.
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