Ten more cruise passengers to be flown to UK for hantavirus monitoring
Summary
Ten people from the UK Overseas Territories of Saint Helena and Ascension Island who were on a cruise ship linked to a hantavirus outbreak are being flown to the UK for monitoring and self-isolation as a precaution. No one on the flight shows symptoms, and other passengers remain under hospital isolation and testing.Key Facts
- Ten passengers from Saint Helena and Ascension Island, UK Overseas Territories, are being moved to the UK from the MV Hondius cruise ship for monitoring.
- None of these passengers currently show hantavirus symptoms.
- Passengers are undergoing a 72-hour hospital isolation period followed by up to 45 days of self-isolation.
- Three people have died after the hantavirus outbreak on the cruise ship, with two deaths confirmed to be caused by hantavirus.
- The World Health Organization says there is currently no sign of a larger hantavirus outbreak but warns more cases might appear due to the virus’s long incubation period.
- About 87 passengers from the MV Hondius have been repatriated in recent days.
- Passengers on hospital isolation receive food, care, and accommodations with ongoing health monitoring by UK authorities.
- Cases of confirmed hantavirus are also being treated in the Netherlands and South Africa; one suspected case is isolated on the Atlantic island Tristan da Cunha.
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