Hantavirus Outbreak on Cruise Ship Sparks Quarantine Debate
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Spain, France, the US or the UK apply very different protocols to passengers on the Hantavirus cruise.
A U.S. citizen has been tested positively, another passenger shows symptoms.
94 people of 19 nationalities landed today. WHO recommends a quarantine of more than a month, but leaves a decision to the countries. Still, it congratulates europe's champions.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends 42 days of quarantine for those who were on the ship affected with a hantavirus outbreak, but each country is free to make a decision, said the director general of the UN agency on Sunday. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that the WHO has already issued a recommendation of 42 days of quarantine, with active follow-up, at home or in a health unit, for crews and passengers of the MV Hondius. It is a cl…
After the detection of the first French case of hantavirus, France has put in place a strict protocol: hospital isolation of up to 42 days for MV Hondius returnees, quarantine at home for the 22 cases of contact identified. Non-compliance is punishable by six months in prison.
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