British health officials say about 20 Britons connected to a cruise ship with a confirmed hantavirus case are being taken to isolation facilities in the UK after arriving from overseas. The Evening Standard reports passengers spend their first night at an initial quarantine site at Arrowe Park Hospital on the Wirral, described as a Covid-quarantine-type facility. The UK Health Security Agency is involved in contact tracing, including efforts to identify people who may have been on the same flight as the confirmed case. Other reporting states that, once the ship docks in Tenerife, the remaining British nationals can be repatriated if they do not develop symptoms. The Belfast Telegraph similarly says the group will isolate in a UK quarantine hospital. Separate coverage also describes Australian passengers evacuated from the same hantavirus-hit cruise ship beginning isolation. Across the reports, the focus is on managing potential exposure by moving passengers connected to the outbreak into isolation, monitoring for symptoms, and tracing additional contacts linked to travel.
Britons linked to hantavirus cruise ship begin self-isolation in UK
British health officials say about 20 Britons connected to a cruise ship with a confirmed hantavirus case are being taken to isolation facilities in the UK after arriving from overseas. The Evening St...
- Around 20 British passengers linked to a hantavirus case begin isolation in the UK.
- Passengers are taken to an initial quarantine/isolation facility at Arrowe Park Hospital on the Wirral.
- The UK Health Security Agency helps trace people who may have been on the same flight as the confirmed case.
- Repatriation of additional British nationals is expected after the ship docks in Tenerife, subject to them not developing symptoms.
- Australian passengers evacuated from the same cruise ship start isolation as well.
Australian passengers evacuated from hantavirushit cruise ship begin isolation
3 months agoIt comes as 20 British nationals from the MV Hondius who have been isolating at former Covid quarantine hospital Arrowe Park on the Wirral prepare to leave the facility.
3 months agoThe 20 British passengers evacuated from the Hantavirus-hit MV Hondius have arrived at Arrowe Park Hospital, last used to quarantine Wuhan evacuees and Diamond Princess survivors six years ago
3 months agoTwenty British passengers were taken to the UK’s initial Covid quarantine site at Arrowe Park Hospital.
3 months agoTwenty British passengers were taken to the UK’s initial Covid quarantine site at Arrowe Park Hospital.
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