0h 4min, may 12, 2026 y - Further Hantavirus Monitoring

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Ten people from the UK Overseas Territories of Saint Helena and Ascension Island who were either on board or contacts of passengers from the hantavirus-hit MV Hondius will be brought to the UK for self-isolation.

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said they were being moved to the UK as a "precautionary measure" and that none of them were showing symptoms.

Meanwhile, clinical assessments and testing of passengers who were on board the MV Hondius are "well under way" at a Merseyside hospital, health officials said.

The passengers are more than 24 hours into a 72-hour isolation period at Arrowe Park Hospital.

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