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Ten people linked to hantavirus ship sent to UK to self-isolate
The move is precautionary and aims to ensure specialist NHS care, with officials saying none of the 10 contacts are showing symptoms.
- Ten British nationals linked to a hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship are being brought from Saint Helena and Ascension Island to the UK for precautionary self-isolation despite showing no symptoms according to the UK Health Security Agency .
- These individuals include cruise ship passengers and medical staff who had contact with confirmed cases and were already isolating before being moved as a precaution.
- Authorities say the risk to the wider public is very low, and the UKHSA will continue contact tracing and monitoring of people connected to the ship MV Hondius.
- Replacement medical staff have been flown to Ascension Island to maintain healthcare while the clinicians who treated confirmed cases are relocated to Britain as a precaution.
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10 more people brought home to isolate due to viral outbreak
A group of British nationals exposed to the serious viral outbreak are being brought home to the UK to self isolate.
·Oxford, United Kingdom
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