Army parachutes onto remote island to help Briton with suspected hantavirus
Army medics parachuted onto the remote Atlantic island of Tristan da Cunha to help a British national with suspected hantavirus. The man left MV Hondius in mid-April at Britain's most remote inhabited overseas territory, where he lives. He first reported symptoms two weeks after leaving the vessel and is said be in a stable condition while isolating.
Six cases of the virus have now been confirmed, including of two other Britons currently being treated off the ship. Oxygen was also dropped from an RAF A400M on Saturday, with supplies at a "critical level" on the island. Three people have died in the outbreak, including two who were confirmed to have had hantavirus. The British man who lives on Tristan da Cunha disembarked on 14 April. He reported having diarrhoea on 28 April and fever two days later. A team of six paratroopers and two medical clinicians from 16 Air Assault Brigade parachuted on to Tristan da Cunha, having flown from RAF Brize Norton.
The remaining 22 British passengers are due to fly home from Tenerife on a charter flight. They will be taken to Arrowe Park Hospital in Wirral, Merseyside, to isolate for 45 days. They will be monitored by the UKHSA and tested as needed.
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British Army medics have parachuted onto the remote island of Tristan da Cunha to assist a British national. The man is suspected of contracting hantavirus - but the challenges of reaching him are considerable.
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