A French national who was evacuated from the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship has started showing symptoms for the rare virus.
According to New York Post, officials on Sunday, May 10, said that the passenger who returned from the ship, where three passengers died of the rat-borne illness, has begun experiencing symptoms of the disease.
Prime Minister Sebastian Lecornu stated, that a citizen, who was not publicly named, was en route to a hospital in Paris along with four others when they began to show symptoms of the hantavirus.
As a result, all five French citizens, who were evacuated from the MV Hondius, have been placed in immediate isolation until further notice, the premier added.
Later on Monday, French Health Minister Stephanie Rist revealed that the passenger has tested positive for the virus and her condition is deteriorating.
She said, “What is key, is to act at the start and break the virus transmission chains. This is what we are doing with the Prime Minister, notably with a decree that came out today that will allow us to strengthen isolation measures for contact cases and to protect the population.”
Meanwhile, four other passengers tested negative but will bere-tested.
Prime Minister Lecornu will hold a meeting on the hantavirus crisis on Monday, May 11.
