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A Canadian passenger who travelled aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius has tested “presumptive positive” for the Andes strain of hantavirus, raising fresh concern as health authorities continue monitoring passengers linked to the outbreak that has already claimed three lives. Officials in Canada’s British Columbia province said the patient, one of four Canadians who returned…
Taiwan’s ministry of national defense (MND) on Saturday said it detected eight Chinese naval vessels and one official ship operating around the island, a day after US President Donald Trump concluded his high-profile visit to China dominated by discussions on Taiwan, trade and the Iran war.In a statement posted on X, Taiwan’s MND said, “8…
NEW DELHI: Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday condemned the attack on an Indian-flagged ship off the coast of Oman, calling the incident “unacceptable” and expressing concern over continued attacks on commercial shipping in the region.In an official statement, the MEA said all Indian crew members on board the vessel were safe and thanked Omani…
Hantavirus Outbreak (Image credit: AP) The World Health Organization, in an update issued on May 13, has confirmed that the recent Hantavirus outbreak linked to the cruise ship MV Hondius has claimed three lives this year. It said that 11 cases have been reported so far, including eight confirmed infections linked to the Andes virus,…
Eight people infected in the hantavirus outbreak linked to the cruise ship MV Hondius have tested positive for the Andes virus, the only hantavirus strain known to spread between humans, the World Health Organisation said on Wednesday.According to AFP, the WHO said, “eight cases were laboratory-confirmed for Andes virus (ANDV) infection, two are probable, and…
NEW DELHI: Another India-bound LPG tanker crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday evening, taking the total number to 12 while one more was crossing the conflict-hit strait, officials said.The ship that has crossed the Strait has been identified as Symi, a Marshall Islands-flagged vessel, carrying LPG. This is the 11th LPG tanker to transit…
French authorities on Wednesday confined more than 1,700 passengers and crew aboard a cruise ship docked in Bordeaux after a passenger died from a suspected norovirus infection, officials said.The Ambassador Cruise Line vessel Ambition, carrying 1,233 passengers, mostly from Britain and Ireland, arrived at the western French port on Tuesday.Health officials said a 90-year-old passenger…
Passengers are sprayed with disinfectant before boarding a plane after disembarking from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship MV Hondius at Tenerife airport in Canary Islands (Image credits: AP) The hantavirus-hit MV Hondius departed the Spanish island of Tenerife for the Netherlands on Monday after the last remaining passengers and several crew members were evacuated from the…
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday said the Andes hantavirus linked to the deadly outbreak aboard the Dutch-flagged cruise ship MV Hondius is most infectious during the initial stage of illness, underlining the need for strict quarantine measures for passengers and crew.The rare virus outbreak on the ship has so far claimed three lives…
One of the 17 American passengers evacuated from a cruise ship affected by a hantavirus outbreak has tested “mildly” positive for the virus, the US Department of Health and Human Services said on Sunday.“One passenger currently has mild symptoms and another passenger tested mildly PCR positive for the Andes virus,” the Department of Health and…
