British passengers from a cruise ship affected by a hantavirus outbreak are set to be repatriated to the UK , where they will be transferred to the isolation facility at Arrowe Park Hospital on the Wirral. The Merseyside hospital gained prominence as the nation’s initial quarantine site for British citizens returning from Wuhan, China, at the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in January 2020. Twenty-two British nationals, comprising both passengers and crew from the MV Hondius, are anticipated to arrive in Tenerife , one of Spain’s Canary Islands, this Sunday. Upon docking, officials from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and the Foreign Office will meet the vessel. Britons on board will undergo testing for hantavirus before they are permitted to disembark. Those who test negative and exhibit no symptoms will then be transported via a dedicated repatriation flight, staffed by medical professionals, back to the UK.…