French national shows symptoms on return from hantavirus-hit ship
Five passengers of the MV Hondius will be quarantined in Paris "until further notice", France's prime minister says.
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"all five evacuated from the MV Hondius had been 'immediately placed in strict isolation until further notice'."
— Sébastien Lecornu , Politician
"the final two evacuation flights would depart on Monday afternoon."
— Mónica García , Politician
"Trois jours sous surveillance, ça ne nous inquiète pas du tout."
— Roland Seitre , Other
"Les premiers tests montrent qu’il s’agit bien de la souche des Andes. Il s’agit de la seule souche, parmi les 38 connues, à pouvoir se transmettre d’une personne à l’autre."
— Aaron Motsoaledi , Politician
"aucun contact avec la population locale"
— Fernando Clavijo , Politician
"Un barco donde una pandemia s’est déclarée n’est pas un lieu approprié ni pour traiter ni pour cuarentenar."
— Mónica García Gómez , Politician
Key People
Aaron Motsoaledi is the Minister of Health of South Africa.
Head of the Canary Islands government.
Javier Padilla is the Health Secretary of Spain.
Jean-Noël Barrot is France's Foreign Minister involved in sanctioning Israeli officials.
Laurent Nuñez is the French Interior Minister.
She is the Spanish Health Minister.
Spanish Minister of Health.
Roland Seitre is one of the French passengers repatriated from the MV Hondius.
Sébastien Lecornu is the Prime Minister of France.
Stéphanie Rist is the Health Minister of France.
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Five passengers of the MV Hondius will be quarantined in Paris "until further notice", France's prime minister says.
One of the five French nationals evacuated from the MV Hondius cruise ship, where a hantavirus outbreak was detected, presented symptoms during the repatriation flight, leading to immediate isolation and medical care upon arrival in France.
An outbreak of hantavirus was detected aboard the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius, which was traveling from Ushuaia, Argentina, to Cape Verde. The outbreak resulted in three deaths and several illnesses among passengers and crew.
The MV Hondius cruise ship, affected by a hantavirus outbreak, is set to arrive in the Canary Islands for passenger disembarkation. Repatriation plans include strict quarantine measures and medical evaluations for passengers returning to their home countries.
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