French evacuee from hantavirus-hit ship shows ‘symptoms’, PM says
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2-MIN READ2-MIN ListenAgence France-PressePublished: 12:57am, 11 May 2026Updated: 1:18am, 11 May 2026One of five French people flown back to France on Sunday from the cruise ship struck by a deadly hantavirus outbreak is showing symptoms of the illness, French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said.
“On of them showed symptoms in the repatriation plane,” he posted on social media. “These five passengers have immediately been placed in strict isolation until further notice.
“They are getting medical treatment and will have tests and a medical check-up,” he added.
AdvertisementLecornu also said he would issue a decree later on Sunday authorising appropriate isolation measures being put in place to protect the public.
From early Sunday, passengers from the MV Hondius have been evacuated from the shi..
