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Hantavirus latest: Cruise ship arrives in Tenerife as UK sends plane to evacuate passengers

The Independent·Alisha Rahaman Sarkar·23 days ago
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WHO reacts to fears of a COVID-style hantavirus pandemic The hantavirus -struck cruise ship has arrived at the island of Tenerife , where it will anchor for the evacuation of passengers and some of the crew. The passengers, none of ⁠whom have displayed signs of infection, will be tested by Spanish health authorities to ensure they remain asymptomatic and then transported to land in small boats. The passengers will then board sealed-off buses to the island's main airport, about 10 minutes away, to board repatriation planes for heading to their respective countries. The 22 British passengers on board are expected to be flown back to the UK the same day. It is understood they will be tested on the ship before they disembark and will then be taken directly from the ship to the plane. On arrival, they will be taken to a hospital in Wirral, Merseyside, for “clinical assessment and testing”, health officials said.…

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