Hondius Shipboard 27 Test Negative for Hantavirus as Cruise-Linked Cases Reach 11
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Updated · DutchNews.nl · May 22
Hondius Shipboard 27 Test Negative for Hantavirus as Cruise-Linked Cases Reach 11
6 articles · Updated · DutchNews.nl · May 22
Twenty-seven people still aboard the Hondius when it docked in Rotterdam on Monday — 25 crew and two Dutch medics — all tested negative for hantavirus, and none showed symptoms.
Eleven infections are now linked to the cruise, with nine confirmed and two probable; a Canadian passenger tested positive in quarantine, while a previously possible U.S. case tested negative.
A specialist firm has started disinfecting the vessel, a process expected to take several days, while a small number of crew remain aboard to keep it operational.
Around 50 people are still in two quarantine sites and 12 Dutch passengers and crew are isolating at home; Filipino crew will complete a full six-week quarantine in the Netherlands.
The Dutch patient treated at Radboudumc has been discharged into self-isolation, as the WHO and ECDC continue monitoring an outbreak Dutch officials cited as a case of international cooperation.
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