British paratroopers land on Tristan da Cunha for suspected hantavirus case

Soldiers dropped oxygen supplies and medical aid to Britain’s most remote overseas territory • What is hantavirus? Paratroopers landed on a “golf course covered in rocks” to supply medical personnel and oxygen to Britain’s most remote overseas territory as it deals with a suspected hantavirus case, an army commander said. The UK Health Security Agency confirmed on Friday that a British national had disembarked from the cruise ship MV Hondius to the South Atlantic island of Tristan da Cunha, w...

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French evacuee from hantavirus-hit ship shows ‘symptoms’, PM says

One of five French people flown back to France on Sunday from the cruise ship struck by a deadly hantavirus outbreak is showing symptoms of the illness, French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said. “One of them showed symptoms in the repatriation plane,” he posted on social media. “These five passengers have immediately been placed in strict isolation until further notice. “They are getting medical treatment and will have tests and a medical check-up,” he added. Lecornu also said he would...

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‘This is not Covid’: CDC boss reassures concerned public over hantavirus outbreak as US cruise passengers taken to Nebraska quarantine facility

The CDC has been missing in action, according to a number of public health experts

By Isabel Keane

Canadians from hantavirus-stricken cruise ship returning to quarantine in B.C.: officials

The four asymptomatic people will move on to British Columbia for quarantine for just over two weeks

By The Canadian Press

French passenger of hantavirus ship starts showing symptoms on flight home

2 Indians safe after Hantavirus scare on cruise ship near Spain

Two Indian crew members aboard the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius, which anchored off Spain due to a hantavirus scare, are confirmed healthy and asymptomatic. Evacuated to the Netherlands for quarantine, their well-being is being closely monitored by Indian authorities in coordination with Spanish officials. This incident highlights global health vigilance.

By ANUJA JAISWAL

Passengers evacuated from hantavirus-hit cruise ship begin flying home from Spain's Canary Islands

The planes arriving in Tenerife were to fly out passengers from more than 20 countries. The evacuations are expected to last until Monday.

2 Indians Safe Hantavirus-Hit Cruise Ship Reaches Spain; WHO, Experts Monitor MV Hondius Outbreak

The MV Hondius cruise ship linked to a deadly hantavirus outbreak has reached Spain's Canary Islands. India's embassy confirmed the two Indian nationals onboard are healthy and asymptomatic as WHO and experts reassure the public.

First passengers evacuated from virus-hit cruise ship

Follow live updates as Spanish authorities begin the evacuation of a cruise ship which was hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak.

Hantavirus-Plagued Cruise Ship Begins Evacuations

Hantavirus-Plagued Cruise Ship Begins Evacuations Early Sunday morning, the Dutch-flagged cruise ship MV Hondius, anchored off Spain's Canary Islands, began evacuating passengers after a deadly hantavirus outbreak triggered a multinational public health response and put global health authorities on red alert. "The docking took place at 6:30 a.m. and has been a success in spite of all the adversities," Health Minister Mónica García said in a statement quoted by Bloomberg News. ...

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Netherlands evacuates 29 Hondius passengers to Eindhoven, including eight Dutch

Eight Dutch passengers from the Dutch-flagged cruise ship MV Hondius flew from Tenerife to Eindhoven Airport on Sunday after being evacuated from the port of

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Cruise passengers evacuated from hantavirus ship in Tenerife

Spanish authorities began evacuating passengers from the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius on Sunday after a hantavirus outbreak linked to three deaths during a transatlantic voyage from Argentina. The ship arrived off the coast of Tenerife early Sunday and remained offshore near the industrial port of Granadilla de Abona while health officials prepared a controlled evacuation operation. Passengers were transferred from the vessel in small groups and taken directly to evacuation flights under ...