"The MV Hondius was carrying 25 crew members and two medical personnel as it reached the Dutch port of Rotterdam on Monday, after all the passengers disembarked at other locations. According to the ship operator Oceanwide Expeditions, no one on board is experiencing any symptoms. A short distance from where the ship docked, authorities had set up white containers along the water. The crew will enter immediate quarantine, with those who cannot be immediately repatriated spending their time in quarantine in these containers."
"Three passengers of the ship died, including a Dutch couple who health officials believe were the first exposed to the virus while visiting South America. The MV Hondius has spent the past six days sailing from the Canary Islands, where the remaining passengers were evacuated and boarded flights to more than 20 countries to enter quarantine. There were at least 11 cases of infection on the ship, nine of which have been confirmed."
"The Public Health Agency of Canada said one of the four Canadians in isolation after leaving the ship had tested positive on Sunday. It said it would share information on the case with the World Health Organization (WHO). Late Sunday, the WHO said it was maintaining its assessment of the hantavirus outbreak as low risk. While additional cases may still occur among passengers and crew members exposed before containment measures were implemented, the risk of onward transmission is expected to be reduced following disembarkation and the implementation of control measures, it said."
MV Hondius arrived at Rotterdam after passengers disembarked at other locations. Oceanwide Expeditions reported that no one on board was experiencing symptoms. Authorities set up white containers near the docking area for immediate quarantine. Crew members who could not be repatriated right away would remain in quarantine in those containers. Three passengers died, including a Dutch couple believed by health officials to have been first exposed during a visit to South America. The ship had sailed for six days from the Canary Islands, where remaining passengers were evacuated and flown to more than 20 countries for quarantine. At least 11 infections were reported, with nine confirmed. Canada reported one of four Canadians in isolation tested positive, and information would be shared with the WHO. The WHO assessed the outbreak as low risk for onward transmission after disembarkation and control measures.
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