Watch: Passengers told virus-hit ship 'not infectious' after first death

YouTuber Ruhi Çenet was on board the ship, and filmed the announcement made on 12 April.

UK and US launch disease control measures over hantavirus

Some passengers had already left cruise ship struck with rodent-borne illness before alarm was raised

Two Britons self-isolating after returning to UK from hantavirus-hit ship, say officials

Pair left MV Hondius before outbreak was detected and are not reporting symptoms, according to UK Health Security Agency Two people who were onboard a cruise ship hit with a deadly outbreak of hantavirus have returned to the UK and are self-isolating, British health officials have said. Neither of the two British people, who left MV Hondius at St Helena in late April, are reporting symptoms, according to the UK Health Security Agency (UKSA). Continue reading...

By Geneva Abdul

About 40 passengers previously left ship hit by Hantavirus at island of St. Helena

About 40 passengers on a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak previously disembarked on the South Atlantic island of St. Helena after the first passenger died, Dutch officials said Thursday.

By The Associated Press

Hantavirus: Cruise company says no symptomatic guests on ship

The company that operates the cruise ship struck by the hantavirus said that no passengers showing symptoms have remained on board. It also said 30 guests had disembarked on Saint Helena on April 24. DW has more.

Nations race to track passengers of hantavirus-hit cruise ship

Countries worldwide scrambled on Thursday to trace people who had left the cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak before it got marooned off the coast of Cabo Verde, to prevent further spread of the disease. Three people – a Dutch couple and a German national – died in the outbreak on the MV Hondius. Eight ‌people, including a Swiss citizen, were suspected to have contracted the virus, according to the World Health Organization. The vessel’s operator, Oceanwide Expeditions, said 29 passenge...

By Reuters

What to know about hantavirus, the illness linked to a cruise ship outbreak

An outbreak aboard a cruise ship of a rare rodent-borne illness called hantavirus has left three passengers dead and sickened others, but global health officials say the risk to the general public remains low because the germ does not easily spread between people. The virus usually spreads when people inhale contaminated residue of rodent droppings. Hantaviruses have been around for centuries and are thought to exist around the world.

By FRANCE24

British expedition guide with hantavirus has ‘no idea how long I’ll be in hospital for’ after cruise ship outbreak

The expedition guide on board the MV Hondius said he hopes to ‘have a clearer picture’ of his symptoms later this week

By Rebecca Whittaker

Hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship; 40 passengers disembark on South Atlantic island

Dutch officials confirmed about 40 passengers disembarked on St. Helena after a deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship, including the wife of a deceased Dutch man who later died in South Africa. Another passenger who disembarked at St. Helena tested positive for the virus in Switzerland.

By TOI World Desk

WHO presser, manhunt for 40 passengers, US states on alert: Top developments in cruise ship hantavirus outbreak case

Hantavirus is a rodent-borne virus that spreads through contact with infected animals. Some strains, like the Andes variant, can also spread between humans.

Hantavirus threat: Canary Islands braces for arrival of luxury Dutch cruise after evacuation

'No Symptomatic Individuals' Left On Hantavirus Cruise Ship: Operator

All passengers showing symptoms of the hantavirus have now been removed from the MV Hondius, its operator said in...

Countries scramble to track passengers of hantavirus-hit cruise ship

Countries worldwide scrambled on Thursday to trace people who had left the cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak before it got marooned off the coast of Cape Verde, in an effort to prevent further spread of the disease. Three people – a Dutch couple and a German national – died in the outbreak on […]

In Canary Islands, nearing hantavirus cruise ship rekindles pandemic concerns

The MV Hondius, carrying 150 people, is expected to reach Tenerife on Saturday, where it will dock despite protests from the local government.

Two Singapore residents isolated at NCID after hantavirus exposure on cruise and flight, risk to public currently low: CDA

Evacuation of passengers from hantavirus cruise ship to begin from Monday

Experts have confirmed the version of the virus detected aboard the ship was the rare strain that can be transmitted between humans.

Passengers on hantavirus-stricken ship sway between fear, boredom

Passengers report moods swinging between fear and boredom: empty lounges, quiet decks, hot drinks, face masks, medical checks, and the uncertainty of not knowing when and how their journey will end

By Reuters

38 Filipinos cleared amid cruise ship hantavirus deaths

DMW says 38 Filipino crew aboard infection-hit MV Hondius remain free of hantavirus.

Countries race to track passengers from hantavirus-hit cruise ship

Countries around the world raced Thursday to track down passengers who disembarked from a cruise ship struck by a Hantavirus outbreak before it was stranded off the coast of Cape V...

From luxury cruise to public-health thriller: What happened aboard the MV Hondius before and after the hantavirus outbreak

A video shows the captain announcing the death of a passenger “from natural causes” - The cruise ship remains under quarantine while WHO specialists investigate how the “Andes strain” was transmitted The post From luxury cruise to public-health thriller: What happened aboard the MV Hondius before and after the hantavirus outbreak appeared first on ProtoThema English.

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