British Army medics parachute onto Tristan da Cunha to help Briton
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Updated · BBC.com · May 10
British Army medics parachute onto Tristan da Cunha to help Briton
8 articles · Updated · BBC.com · May 10
A team including six paratroopers and two clinicians was deployed to the island of 221 people after a resident developed suspected hantavirus symptoms weeks after leaving MV Hondius.
The Defence Ministry also air-dropped oxygen after supplies reached critical levels, while the cruise ship arrived in Tenerife for disembarkation and repatriation of more than 100 people.
Six cases have been confirmed and three people have died in the outbreak; 22 British passengers will return to Arrowe Park Hospital for 45 days of isolation.
With a deadly virus spreading between people on a ship, are we prepared for the next unexpected outbreak at sea?
How does a rare virus from South America lead to a high-risk military parachute rescue in the middle of the Atlantic?
Is this unprecedented military medical airdrop the new reality for healthcare in the world's most isolated communities?