Race to trace passengers who left hantavirus cruise ship at island

Race to trace passengers who left hantavirus cruise ship at island14 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleAmy WalkerDozens of people who had been on board a hantavirus-hit cruise ship disembarked on the island of St Helena in the South Atlantic, including a woman who later died, the Dutch government and the ship's operator have said.Oceanwide Expeditions said 29 passengers, of at least 12 different nationalities, left the MV Hondius on 24 April. The Dutch government gave a different figure of 40.Health authorities are now trying to trace the passengers who left the ship on the British Overseas Territory.The Dutch government said a Swiss national who has since been diagnosed with hantavirus was one of those who left the cruise at St Helena. A 69-year-old woman who later died in South Africa also disembarked the ship there.Two other people died on board the Dutch vessel, which set sail from Argentina a month ago.Three others were evacuated from the ship on Wednesday, of British, Dutch and German nationalities. The Brit has been named as 56-year-old Martin Anstee and is in a stable condition. The other evacuees were a 41-year-old Dutch crew member and a 65-year-old German, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). FacebookBriton Martin Anstee is among three people evacuated from the ship while two other Britons are self-isolating in the UKOceanwide Expeditions said in an update on Thursday that 30 people, including the body of one of the guests who later died, had disembarked on 24 April. This included seven British people and six Americans, as well as guests from countries including Canada, Germany, Singapore, Turkey and Switzerland. It added that the first confirmed case of hantavirus was not reported until 4 May and that all guests who disembarked the ship have been contacted by it.Oceanwide Expeditions also said it remained in "close and continual discussion with relevant authorities regarding our exact point of arrival, quarantine and sc...