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The ship, operated by Oceanwide Expeditions, was carrying around 150 passengers and crew from nearly 28 nationalities when the outbreak unfolded. While most passengers are tourists, the presence of two Indian crew members has drawn attention back home as global tracking efforts continue

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Three suspected hantavirus patients were evacuated from the ship and airlifted to the Netherlands for advanced medical care, earlier in the week. PIC/X

The ship, carrying passengers from 28 countries, departed Argentina on April 1 and is heading toward Spain’s Canary Islands. Health authorities are tracing passengers who disembarked at St Helena, while WHO says the risk of a pandemic is low but confirmed rare human-to-human transmission of the virus

Updated 3 hours ago

Three suspected hantavirus patients were evacuated from the ship and airlifted to the Netherlands for advanced medical care, earlier in the week. PIC/X
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