More than 20 British passengers and crew on the Oceanwide Expeditions ship MV Hondius, which is affected by a hantavirus outbreak, are expected to reach Tenerife in the Canary Islands on Sunday. Reporting across outlets says UK officials from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and the Foreign Office are set to meet the vessel when it arrives. Health officials plan careful evacuation and transport to a controlled, cordoned-off area on the island to manage infection risk. The intention is for the affected group to fly back to the UK by charter flight after the disembarkation process. Several reports cite figures of about 22 people slated for return. On return to the UK, UK health authorities say those repatriated will be taken to a hospital in the northwest of England for an initial isolation period, described by some sources as a quarantine setting. Some coverage also states that passengers are to be tested before being allowed to return to normal arrangements. The plans described involve isolation, testing, and controlled handling at both the Spanish port and upon arrival in the UK.
UK plans to repatriate 22 Britons from hantavirus-hit MV Hondius after Tenerife docking
More than 20 British passengers and crew on the Oceanwide Expeditions ship MV Hondius, which is affected by a hantavirus outbreak, are expected to reach Tenerife in the Canary Islands on Sunday. Repor...
- The MV Hondius is affected by a hantavirus outbreak involving British passengers and crew.
- The ship is expected to anchor or dock off Tenerife in the Canary Islands on Sunday.
- UKHSA and Foreign Office officials plan to meet the ship when it arrives.
- British passengers and crew are expected to be repatriated to the UK on a charter flight soon after docking.
- On arrival, those repatriated will be taken to a hospital setting in northwest England for initial isolation and testing.
If you have been affected by the hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship, we would like to hear from youTwenty Britons from a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak continue to be offered practical and emotional support as they isolate at a UK hospital.Along with the 20 British nationals, a German who is a UK resident, and a Japanese passenger, were taken to Arrowe Park Hospital on the Wirral on Sunday after the MV Hondius docked in Tenerife. Continue reading...
3 months agoTwenty-two people from MV Hondius cruise spend first day isolating in self-contained flats in MerseysideWhat is hantavirus?Passengers evacuated to the UK from a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak are spending their first day at an isolation facility after being repatriated from Tenerife.A chartered Titan Airways flight transported the MV Hondius passengers from the Canary Islands to Manchester airport on Sunday evening. The evacuation of passengers of all nationalities will be completed on Monday, with flights arriving from Australia and the Netherlands, Spain’s health minister has said. Continue reading...
3 months agoBritish passengers from the hantavirus-hit MV Hondius have been placed in isolation at Arrowe Park Hospital, while 30 crew members and the body of a passenger who died on board remained on the ship
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