Greek passenger from hantavirus-hit cruise ship quarantined in Athens

A Spanish rider is sprayed with disinfectant by Spanish authorities officials earlier boarding a level aft disembarking from the hantavirus-stricken cruise vessel MV Hondius astatine Tenerife airdrome successful the Canary Islands, Spain, Sunday. [AP]

A Greek rider evacuated from a cruise vessel affected by a hantavirus outbreak has been placed successful quarantine astatine Attikon General University Hospital successful Athens. The passenger, whose individuality has not been disclosed, has shown nary symptoms of the disease, according to officials.

Passengers were evacuated connected Sunday from the MV Hondius aft the vessel arrived successful Tenerife, the largest land successful Spain’s Canary Islands archipelago disconnected the northwest seashore of Africa.

The Greek rider was among 26 radical transferred to Eindhoven successful the Netherlands connected Sunday evening aboard a Dutch evacuation flight. From there, helium was flown to Elefsina subject airdrome connected a Greek Air Force C-130 craft under aesculapian supervision earlier being transported to hospital. He will stay successful quarantine for 45 days successful a specially prepared negative-pressure isolation chamber.

In a station connected κοινωνικά media, Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis said the rider had not displayed immoderate signs oregon symptoms of infection, adding that helium had been placed successful quarantine arsenic a precautionary measure. “There is perfectly nary origin for concern,” helium said.

At slightest six radical linked to the outbreak aboard the vessel person so acold tested affirmative for hantavirus, including 5 passengers who had disembarked earlier and 1 American rider evacuated from the vessel who tested affirmative but remains asymptomatic. Three radical person died since the outbreak began, including 1 rider who died connected board. Health officials had initially said nary of the much than 140 passengers and unit still aboard the vessel were showing symptoms earlier the evacuation cognition began, though a French rider aboriginal developed suspected symptoms during a repatriation formation and was placed successful isolation pending testing.

Hantavirus is typically transmitted done inhalation of particles contaminated by rodent droppings, urine, oregon saliva, and human-to-human transmission is considered rare. However, the Andes strain of the virus detected successful the cruise vessel outbreak may, successful uncommon cases, spread betwixt people. Symptoms mostly look betwixt 1 and 8 weeks aft exposure.

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization, reiterated that the nationalist should not beryllium alarmed by the outbreak.

“We person been repeating the aforesaid reply galore times,” helium said. “This is not different Covid. And the hazard to the nationalist is low. So they shouldn’t beryllium scared, and they shouldn’t panic.” [Kathimerini. AP]

Passengers watch arsenic others are disembarked from the hantavirus-stricken cruise vessel MV Hondius astatine the larboard of Granadilla successful Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Sunday. [AP]