And twelve. Twelve suspected or confirmed instances. A crew member from the cruise ship MV Hondius, who disembarked in Tenerife, Spainand had been repatriated to The Netherlandswas confirmed as a brand new case of hantavirusintroduced the top of theOMSthis Friday. She was hospitalized as a precaution, say the Dutch authorities.
“The Netherlands at present confirmed a brand new case in a crew member who disembarked in Tenerife. He was repatriated to the Netherlands and has been in quarantine ever since,” stated World Well being Group Director-Basic Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
A French lady nonetheless in intensive care
Among the many suspected or confirmed instances, three died (a Dutch couple, together with affected person zero, and a German lady). That is additionally the fourth Dutchman affected by the virus and the third crew member after the physician (Dutch) and one other sailor, of English nationality.
The entire folks affected by the virus had been on board the ship and no contact instances have contracted the hantavirus thus far. Among the many twelve individuals who contracted the virus, along with the Dutch and the German, are two Individuals, a Swiss, two English and a French lady. She remains to be positioned in intensive care at Bichat hospital in Paris.
