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Dutch hospital quarantines 12 staffers following hantavirus protocol breach

New York Post·Reuters·20 days ago
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AMSTERDAM/MADRID, May 12 (Reuters) – A Dutch hospital has quarantined 12 staff members as a preventive measure after blood and urine from a  hantavirus  patient were handled without observing strict ​protocols, as medics around the world work to stop the spread of the outbreak . The 12 will be quarantined for six weeks, the Radboudumc hospital in the city of ‌Nijmegen said, adding that the infection risk was very low and patient care continued uninterrupted. The quarantining of the medics illustrates the challenge of quickly introducing and implementing stricter protocols needed in hospitals and elsewhere for dealing with the  hantavirus  strain behind the outbreak that  hit the Hondius  luxury cruise ship. The main entrance of the Radboud University Medical Center, where a patient received treatment after being evacuated from the luxury cruise ship MV Hondius, is pictured, in Nijmegen, Netherlands, on May 12, 2026.…

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