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British paratroopers land on Tristan da Cunha for suspected hantavirus case
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British paratroopers land on Tristan da Cunha for suspected hantavirus case

The Guardian · May 10, 2026, 5:26 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

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Soldiers dropped oxygen supplies and medical aid to Britain’s most remote overseas territory• What is hantavirus?Paratroopers landed on a “golf course covered in rocks” to supply medical personnel and oxygen to Britain’s most remote overseas territory as it deals with a suspected hantavirus case, an army commander said.The UK Health Security Agency confirmed on Friday that a British national had disembarked from the cruise ship MV Hondius to the South Atlantic island of Tristan da Cunha, where they live, with a suspected case of hantavirus. Continue reading...

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