Twenty-two passengers evacuated from the MV Hondius are being asked to complete a 42-day isolation period after spending about 72 hours at Arrowe Park Hospital on the Wirral, according to reporting. The passengers were brought back following concerns related to hantavirus. After the hospital phase, officials are requesting that the group continues isolating for the remainder of the 42-day period. One report also describes the hospital environment, including a taped-off door separating areas associated with intensive care from other spaces where passengers are kept during their stay.
The reporting indicates that the passengers are not being described as forcibly detained once they leave hospital, but are instead expected to follow isolation guidance after discharge. The accounts focus on the duration of the requested isolation and the logistics of how passengers are managed during the hospital period. Other details about the specific medical condition of the passengers or the basis for the 42-day figure are not provided in the supplied text.
