The hospital taking in Britons from hantavirus-hit ship - six years after being used for Covid quarantine
Summary
Twenty-two passengers from a cruise ship affected by hantavirus have been taken to a hospital near Liverpool called Arrowe Park for isolation. This hospital was also used to quarantine people returning from China during the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic.Key Facts
- The passengers include 20 British people, one German, and one Japanese national.
- None of the passengers are showing symptoms of hantavirus.
- Arrowe Park Hospital has an 800-bed facility on the Wirral Peninsula in Merseyside.
- The isolated group is staying in the Frontis building, a multi-story block separate from the main hospital.
- The facility was prepared quickly and is near specialist centers for tropical and infectious diseases.
- Passengers will stay isolated for 72 hours before doctors decide if they can continue isolation at home for up to 45 days.
- Strict infection control rules, including personal protective equipment (PPE), are in place for all staff involved.
- The quarantine at Arrowe Park will not affect the hospital’s normal operation.
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