Seven British people disembarked from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship mid-way through the journey alongside a woman who later died, it has emerged – with one person unaccounted for
A Brit who left the hantavirus cruise ship early is missing as health officials try and trace the individual.
Seven British people disembarked from the MV Hondius mid-way through the cruise alongside a woman who later died, it has emerged.
A total of 29 people left the ship when it docked in the remote South Atlantic island of St Helena, including a Dutch woman who became unwell during onward travel and later died.
The woman was accompanying her husband’s body, which was being repatriated after he died on the ship on April 11.
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A spokesperson for the UK Health Security Agency said: “We are aware of seven British Nationals who disembarked the ship at St Helena on April 24.
“Two of these individuals are now self-isolating in the UK while the others have not yet returned.
“Four of these individuals remain in St Helena and we are in touch with the relevant health officials to provide advice on contact management.
“Tracing efforts are ongoing for the seventh individual, who we know has not yet returned to the UK.”
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