Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. All News Sport Culture Lifestyle WHO reacts to fears of a COVID-style hantavirus pandemic Twenty-two British nationals aboard the MV Hondius amid the hantavirus outbreak are scheduled to return to the UK this Sunday. The ship will dock in the Canary Islands , where passengers will undergo testing before disembarking. Passengers are expected to be transferred directly from the ship to a plane on the same day for their return journey. That flight will be staffed by medical professionals and will carry equipment and medicines in case people fall ill. Upon arrival in the UK, the individuals will be required to self-isolate for 45 days, with specific details still being finalised. Any passengers exhibiting symptoms will receive hospital care in the Canary Islands , with arrangements for their repatriation made once appropriate.…