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Breaking: Six passengers from hantavirus cruise ship 'in good health', minister says
Key takeaways
- A passenger on board the cruise ship MV Hondius, affected by a hantavirus outbreak.
- Federal Health Minister Mark Butler said a French national was in hospital in a critical condition following the deaths of three other passengers from the rodent-borne illness on the MV Hondius.
- Mr Butler said five Australians and one New Zealander are "all in good health" and in "relatively good spirits" despite their ordeal.
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A passenger on board the cruise ship MV Hondius, affected by a hantavirus outbreak. (Reuters: Hannah Mc Kay)
Link copied Share Share article Six passengers from a cruise ship at the centre of the deadly hantavirus outbreak are "in good health", as the Australian government remains hopeful it will finalise plans to repatriate them within 48 hours.
Federal Health Minister Mark Butler said a French national was in hospital in a critical condition following the deaths of three other passengers from the rodent-borne illness on the MV Hondius.
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