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Netherlands, UK order hantavirus isolations for some staff, island residents
Key takeaways
- Twenty-five crew members are sailing the MV Hondius to Rotterdam after passengers were evacuated in the Canary Islands.
- The UK is bringing 10 people from St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha to isolate in Britain out as a precautionary measure following the hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius.
- In the Netherlands 12 people have been ordered to isolate after a possible hantavirus contamination and a French passenger with the disease is fighting for her life.
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Twenty-five crew members are sailing the MV Hondius to Rotterdam after passengers were evacuated in the Canary Islands. (Reuters: Borja Suarez)
The UK is bringing 10 people from St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha to isolate in Britain out as a precautionary measure following the hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius.
In the Netherlands 12 people have been ordered to isolate after a possible hantavirus contamination and a French passenger with the disease is fighting for her life.
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