A cruise ship affected by a hantavirus outbreak arrives in the Dutch port of Rotterdam and enters a disinfection process, according to multiple outlets. The ship had been travelling for about seven weeks and covered roughly 8,500 miles, with health authorities alerted as the outbreak unfolded during the voyage. Reports say the outbreak reaches at least 11 cases, with nine confirmed by the World Health Organization. NBC News and other coverage also cite three deaths attributed to the rare disease during the journey. Dutch health officials indicate that crew members who cannot return home are quarantined in the Netherlands. After docking, the vessel undergoes disinfection procedures as authorities manage potential exposure risks and review health measures connected to the outbreak. The reports present the disinfection and quarantine steps as part of the ship’s arrival response, while describing the scale of confirmed infections and the role of international health bodies in confirming case counts.
Hantavirus-hit cruise ship arrives in Rotterdam for disinfection
A cruise ship affected by a hantavirus outbreak arrives in the Dutch port of Rotterdam and enters a disinfection process, according to multiple outlets. The ship had been travelling for about seven we...
- The cruise ship docks in Rotterdam, Netherlands, for disinfection.
- At least 11 hantavirus cases are reported on board; nine are confirmed by the World Health Organization.
- Three deaths from hantavirus are reported in coverage of the outbreak.
- The ship completes a long voyage of about seven weeks and around 8,500 miles.
- The Dutch Health Ministry says crew members unable to return home are quarantined in the Netherlands.
The cruiseship hit by a deadly outbreak of hantavirus has finally docked in Rotterdam, in the Netherlands. It will be disinfected and the crew will go into quarantine. It will then be setting sail for Iceland, where it is to start another trip on May 29. FRANCE 24's Fernande Van Tets tells us ore from Amsterdam
3 months agoThe outbreak on the ship has reached at least 11 cases, nine of which have been confirmed by the World Health Organization.
3 months agoThe crew will now go into quarantine, with those who cannot be immediately repatriated spending their time in quarantine in these containers.
3 months agoThe cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak has docked at the Dutch port of Rotterdam for disinfection, wrapping up a troubled journey that put world health authorities on alert.
3 months agoThe cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak has arrived in the Netherlands and entered the Dutch port of Rotterdam for disinfection.
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