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Passengers on board hantavirus-hit ship return home

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UK citizens on the MV Hondius cruise ship arrive in the UK where they will go into quarantine. Credit: Jamie Lashmar/PA

The World Health Organisation says there is low risk to the public, after those on board the hantavirus-hit cruise ship disembarked in Tenerife. Passengers and crew aboard the ship are being repatriated to their home countries, with the W-H-O urging regular health monitoring and 42-day quarantine.


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