Sanitation: What happens when hantavirus breaks out on a ship?

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By Robert MacMillan, Reuters.com Weekend Editor

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What happens when hantavirus breaks out on a ship?

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The short answer: We don’t know. Experts are quickly trying to draw up step-by-step guidance for what should happen next for the nearly 150 passengers on a cruise ship when they make landfall on Tenerife in the Canary Islands. Arranging their departure from the ship and flights home to Britain, the U.S. and other countries will require some careful handling.
Chart: Three people have died, four were confirmed to be infected and another three suspected cases have been reported. Here’s where the ship has been. Learn more about the incredibly remote island of Tristan da Cunha, where a new suspected case of the virus was identified. Fact check: Hantavirus infection is not a confirmed side effect of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine.

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