One of the French passengers on the hantavirus cruise ships has now reported symptoms, the French Prime Minister confirmed. The travellerexhibited symptoms of the viruswhile on a repatriation flight along with four other French people, all of whom are now in "strict isolation until further notice".
Sébastien Lecornu wrote on X: "Five of our compatriots present on the MV Hondius, a hotbed of Hantavirus infection, have been repatriated to national territory. One of them exhibited symptoms on the repatriation flight. As a result, these five passengers were immediatelyplaced in strict isolation until further notice.
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"They are receiving medical care and will undergo testing and a full health assessment.
"Starting this evening, I will issue a decree to implement appropriate isolation measures for close contacts and to protect the general population. The Minister of Health will speak this evening."
This comes after theDutch-flagged cruise ship docked in Spain, more than a week after authorities were first alerted to the medical emergency on board.
The MV Hondius, which has more than 140 passengers and crew on board, was directed to the Canary Islands by European health authorities and the World Health Organisation (WHO) after being refused port in Cape Verde.
So far, the outbreak has caused three deaths, and five passengers who had previously left the vessel have since been found to be infected with hantavirus.
However, the World Health Organisation (WHO), Spanish authorities, and cruise company Oceanwide Expeditions have all confirmed that no one currently on board the Hondius is displaying any symptoms of the virus.
Source: Daily Express :: World Feed
