British tourists in Italy are being detained and placed into quarantine after they were identified as having been on the same flight as a woman who later dies from hantavirus, according to reports. One man in his 60s is stopped at the guesthouse where he is staying in Milan’s Pasteur area. He is described as having travelled on the same aircraft as the woman, but is reported to have tested negative for hantavirus. The reports say he is taken into quarantine in a medical facility for an extended period, described as month-long.
The coverage also reports that a second British tourist, a 20-year-old, is later tracked down and quarantined despite testing negative. It adds that another British man was quarantined earlier and that both people are linked to the same flight and handled at the same hospital.
Across the accounts, the common elements are the reported exposure on a flight, negative test results for those quarantined, their detention by authorities in Milan, and the quarantine arrangements prompted by concern about potential spread following the death.
