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Britons on virus-hit cruise ship will be tested before charter flight back to UK

www.bbc.com·Hugh Pym·24 days ago
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7 hours ago Hugh Pym, Health editor and Tabby Wilson Reuters British passengers and crew on the cruise ship hit with an outbreak of hantavirus will be tested before returning to the UK. The MV Hondius is expected to dock in the Canary Islands this weekend, with the remaining 22 Britons due to fly home on a charter flight soon after. Two British men with confirmed cases are receiving treatment in the Netherlands and South Africa, while a third Briton is being treated for a suspected case on the remote Atlantic island of Tristan da Cunha, where the ship stopped in mid-April. Ahead of the ship's arrival on the island of Tenerife on Sunday, government officials have been setting out plans to fly home the British citizens. When the vessel arrives, passengers and crew will be tested for the virus onboard by Spanish officials. If they are symptomatic they will be taken to local hospitals for treatment.…

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