AFTER SKN TIMES/TIMES CARIBBEAN/ST. KITTS-NEVIS DAILY BROKE HANTAVIRUS STORY, GOVERNMENT SCRAMBLES TO ISSUE PUBLIC STATEMENT

St . Kitts and Nevis national among cruise ship passengers linked to Hantavirus outbreak - CNW Network

The government of St. Kitts and Nevis says it is closely monitoring an international outbreak of Hantavirus infection linked to the expedition cruise vessel MV Hondius. As of Friday, the British government confirmed that a third British national has been diagnosed with suspected Hantavirus and is currently on the remote Atlantic island of Tristan da Cunha, where the ship stopped in mid-April. Two other British men have confirmed cases. One remai…

AFTER SKN TIMES/TIMES CARIBBEAN/ST. KITTS-NEVIS DAILY BROKE HANTAVIRUS STORY, GOVERNMENT SCRAMBLES TO ISSUE PUBLIC STATEMENT

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS — Hours after the developing international hantavirus monitoring situation involving St. Kitts and Nevis was first brought to public attention by the newsrooms of SKN Times, Times Caribbean, and St. Kitts-Nevis Daily, the Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis moved swiftly to issue an official public statement addressing growing concern across the Federation. The government’s response came amid heightened public discussion fo…