Hantavirus-hit cruise ship arrives in Rotterdam for disinfection
The MV Hondius cruise ship, affected by a hantavirus outbreak, has arrived in Rotterdam for disinfection and quarantine of its remaining crew. Authorities are managing the situation after three deaths and several confirmed cases were reported. The World Health Organization has stated that the public health threat remains low and there is no risk to the Rotterdam area.
- ▪The MV Hondius docked in Rotterdam with 27 crew and medical staff remaining on board.
- ▪Three people have died from the outbreak, with bodies being repatriated or cremated.
- ▪There are eight confirmed and two probable cases of hantavirus on the ship.
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ShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountThe hantavirus-hit cruise ship MV Hondius docked in Rotterdam on Monday, where Dutch authorities are preparing to quarantine the remaining crew and medical staff on board.ReutersA luxury polar explorer at the centre of an outbreak of hantavirus docked at the Dutch port of Rotterdam on Monday, where authorities were quarantining the last 27 people to disembark and planned to cremate a German who died. The Dutch-flagged MV Hondius cruise was to be disinfected.It had been carrying around 150 passengers and crew from 23 countries when a cluster of severe respiratory illnesses was first reported to the World Health Organization on May 2. B.C. hantavirus case confirmed in laboratory testThree people have died.
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