Hantavirus: A French citizen and an American citizen have tested positive, and they were both on board the ship "Hondius."

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced that one of the 17 American citizens repatriated from the cruise ship affected by the hantavirus tested slightly positive. "One passenger is currently experiencing mild symptoms, and another passenger tested slightly positive for the Andes virus via PCR testing," the U.S. department stated. The U.S. passengers are being monitored at the National Quarantine Unit, located within the University of Nebraska Medical Center campus in Omaha. This is a specialized facility for managing high-risk infectious diseases. Among those evacuated is also an 18th person, a British citizen residing in the United States. A French woman also tested positive for hantavirus. This is the woman who showed symptoms yesterday during the flight back to France after being evacuated from the Mv Hondius ship. This was announced by the Minister of Health, Stéphanie Rist, confirming that this is the first case of hantavirus in France. "Her condition worsened overnight," the minister said. "The tests came back positive. She has been admitted to a hospital specializing in infectious diseases." A Greek passenger from the cruise ship has been quarantined in an Athens hospital. A Greek passenger evacuated from the cruise ship affected by a hantavirus outbreak has been quarantined at the Attikon General University Hospital in Athens. The 70-year-old passenger has not yet shown any symptoms of the disease, according to Thodoris Vasilakopoulos, president of the National Public Health Organization (Eody), speaking to the state broadcaster Ert. The man is in isolation in a specially prepared room and will be monitored for the next 45 days. The Greek passenger on the Mv Hondius cruise was among the 26 people transferred to Eindhoven, Netherlands, on Sunday evening on a Dutch evacuation flight. From there, he was transported to the Elefsina (or Eleusi) military airport by a Greek Air Force C-130 aircraft under medical supervision, before being admitted to the hospital. In a social media post, the Minister of Health, Adonis Georgiadis, noted that the passenger was quarantined as a precaution. "There is absolutely no reason for concern," he stated. The 17 U.S. passengers have arrived in Nebraska, and one has symptoms. The 17 Americans who were passengers on the Mv Hondius have now landed in the U.S. state of Nebraska, greeted by ambulances and other vehicles on the runway of the Eppley Airport in Omaha. This was reported by American media. U.S. health officials said that one of the individuals tested "slightly positive" for hantavirus, while another has developed symptoms. Both were traveling in a biocontainment unit on the plane, separated from the other passengers. U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had previously stated that the group would be transferred to the National Quarantine Center at the University of Nebraska. French Prime Minister Lecornu convenes a new meeting on hantavirus, "do not panic." French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has convened another meeting this afternoon "to closely monitor the evolving situation" regarding the hantavirus. This was announced by the spokesperson for the government of Paris, Maud Bregeon, on the Bfmtv channel. "We are monitoring the situation with the utmost vigilance, as we know this virus," the spokesperson added, evoking a "42-day isolation period." A French woman tested positive for hantavirus. This is the woman who showed symptoms yesterday during the flight back to France after being evacuated from the Mv Hondius ship. This was announced by the Minister of Health, Stéphanie Rist, confirming that this is the first case of hantavirus in France. "Her condition worsened overnight," the minister said. "The tests came back positive. She has been admitted to a hospital specializing in infectious diseases." Italian Ministry of Health: "The risk remains low, a circular will be sent to the regions." The alert regarding the risk associated with Hantavirus remains "low." This is confirmed by the Ministry of Health, which is nevertheless preparing a circular for the regions and border offices to provide an overview of the situation and to indicate what to do, also based on the ECDC guidelines, in the event that people show symptoms related to Hantavirus infection. The circular should contain instructions on tracing, active surveillance, and any home isolation measures. The news of the circular was anticipated by Corriere, Repubblica, and Messaggero. Currently, there are only 4 people under observation in Italy, those who were on the KLM flight where a woman who was infected and subsequently died was present for a few minutes. The 4 passengers are asymptomatic and under active surveillance. Reproduction reserved © Copyright ANSA