- A medic from Ascension Island, exhibiting hantavirus symptoms, is currently receiving specialist care at a London hospital.
- Nine British individuals from St Helena and Ascension Island, potentially exposed to hantavirus but asymptomatic, are expected to arrive in the UK on Sunday evening.
- These individuals will complete their self-isolation at Arrowe Park Hospital on the Wirral, supported by the NHS’s High Consequence Infectious Diseases network.
- The repatriations are linked to a hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship, which has resulted in 11 reported cases and three fatalities.
- The UK Health Security Agency has deployed a Public Health Rapid Support Team to the affected overseas territories to assist with testing and infection control.
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