Loading ...Hantavirus Brit found in Italian bar detained and taken to quarantine
A British tourist has been detained by authorities and quarantined after being caught in a Milan bar. The Brit, in his 60s, had been on the same flight as hantavirus-stricken cruise ship passenger Mirjam Schilperoord, 69, when they travelled from Saint Helena to Johannesburg.
She was taken off her next flight when she fell ill and died in a South African hospital.
The unnamed British holidaymaker and his travelling companion, who was not on the flight, were apprehended in Milan before being taken to Sacco Hospital. The pair, who were not showing symptoms, were told they must remain in quarantine until June 6, after being forced into a 42-day isolation period.
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