All Passengers on Hantavirus-Hit Ship Considered High-Risk Contacts, EU Health Agency Says
The agency said symptomatic passengers may be tested or evacuated, while asymptomatic travelers will be repatriated for self-quarantine.
- Ahead of the cruise ship MV Hondius's arrival on Sunday off the Spanish island of Tenerife, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control classified all passengers as high-risk contacts, with a mobile medical facility prepared at Granadilla.
- According to the World Health Organization, eight people fell ill aboard the vessel on Friday, including three deaths involving a Dutch couple and a German national, with six confirmed cases and two suspected.
- Countries began preparing to evacuate citizens from the Hondius around 0630 GMT, as the ECDC directed that asymptomatic passengers be repatriated for self-quarantine via specially arranged transport, not regular commercial flights.
- Symptomatic passengers will receive priority medical assessment and testing upon arrival in Tenerife, with options to isolate locally or undergo medical evacuation home depending on their health condition.
- Although the virus usually spreads through rodents, it can in rare cases transmit person-to-person; health authorities emphasize the current risk of wider infection remains low.
26 Articles
26 Articles
Times of India
The Economic TimesAll passengers on hantavirus-hit ship considered 'high-risk' contacts, EU health agency says
Passengers on a cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak are considered high-risk contacts. Ahead of its anchoring off Tenerife, asymptomatic individuals will be repatriated for self-quarantine via special transport. Symptomatic passengers will be prioritized for medical assessment and testing upon arrival.
This is Gianfranco Spiteri, Ecdc's emergency manager: "In cruise the spirit of collaboration prevailed"
Reached Tenerife on Sunday • All on board are classified as "high-risk contacts".
When is the evacuation scheduled and will everyone be isolated? All passengers on the ship on which the deadly hantavirus outbreak occurred are considered to have been in contact with infected people. This was reported by RBC-Ukraine with reference to Reuters. Read also: A rare but fatal infection: how to recognize hantavirus and whether there is a cure for it The European Public Health Agency explained that this step was taken as a precautionar…
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 60% of the sources lean Right
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
