"Ontario’s ministry of health is asking seven more people to isolate in relation to a global hantavirus outbreak, though it says those individuals are considered “low-risk” contacts. Jackson Jacobs, a spokesperson for the province’s health minister, said they are in addition to the three people who were asked to isolate after being exposed to the virus while travelling, and are considered “high-risk.” They’re all directed to isolate for 45 days “out of an abundance of caution.”"
"That brings the total number of people who are being monitored by local public health units in the province to 10. Another six are isolating in Alberta and British Columbia, and remain asymptomatic, according to provincial health officials. One person in Canada connected to the outbreak is no longer isolating in Quebec, after the province's health ministry said they were deemed a low-risk contact. Someone is considered “low-risk” if they came into contact with one of the “high-risk” people."
"In Ontario, those considered high-risk include a couple in Grey Bruce who was on the ship and a visitor to the Greater Toronto Area, in the Peel Region. They all shared a flight with a cruise passenger who later died of hantavirus. Jacobs said Tuesday the three high-risk contacts in Ontario remained well and were showing no symptoms. The Public Health Agency of Canada said passengers and crew members who were on the vessel, along with anyone identified as high-risk contacts from a flight with a confirmed case, should not travel."
"“The government of Canada is implementing temporary measures that will prevent any passenger and crew that have been aboard the MV Hondius since April 1, 2026, from boarding a flight to Canada,” the agency said in an update Tuesday. Risk to health on global scale is low, WHO says The director"
Ontario’s health ministry is asking seven more people to isolate for 45 days related to a global hantavirus outbreak, labeling them low-risk contacts. These individuals are in addition to three high-risk contacts previously identified after exposure during travel. The total number monitored by local public health units in Ontario is 10. In Alberta and British Columbia, six people are isolating and remain asymptomatic. In Quebec, one person previously isolating is no longer doing so after being reclassified as a low-risk contact. High-risk contacts include people who were on the MV Hondius cruise ship and a visitor in the Peel Region who shared a flight with a cruise passenger who later died. Canada’s public health agency says passengers and crew on the vessel and high-risk flight contacts should not travel and that temporary measures prevent anyone aboard the MV Hondius since April 1, 2026, from boarding flights to Canada.
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