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Australia news live: four Australians among passengers on luxury cruise ship hit by deadly suspected hantavirus outbreak
TL;DR
Four Australians are stranded on a luxury cruise ship off Cape Verde due to a suspected hantavirus outbreak that has killed three people and left others seriously ill.
Key points
- Four Australians stranded on a cruise ship
- Suspected hantavirus outbreak reported
- Three people have died from the virus
- Nearly 150 passengers are isolating onboard
- A British man is critically ill in hospital
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Four Australians are stuck on a luxury cruise ship stranded off the coast of Cape Verde, after a suspected outbreak of a rare respiratory virus killed three people, left three others seriously ill and forced nearly 150 people from across the world to isolate onboard.
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In a press release overnight, the cruise line Oceanwide Expeditions revealed the nationality of those affected.
The medical situation began on April 11 when a Dutch man died on board. He was disembarked on St Helena on 24 April with his wife, who also later died.
On 27 April, a British man was evacuated to Johannesburg and is critically ill in hospital with a hantavirus infection.
On 2 May, a German passenger died on board the ship.
There are also two crew members, of British and Dutch nationality, still on board with “acute respiratory symptoms”.
The ship is sitting off the coast of Cape Verde, with local authorities not yet permitting those on board to leave.
The 149 people on board are of 23 different nationalities, with passengers predominantly American, British, Spanish and Dutch, with four people from Australia. Of the crew, 38 are from the Philippines.
Here’s an explainer of what hantavirus is:
Good morning and welcome to our live news blog. I’m Martin Farrer with the top overnight stories and then it will be Stephanie Convery with the main action.
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And there are four Australians among the nearly 150 people stranded off the coast of Cape Verde on a luxury cruise ship where a suspected outbreak of a rare virus has killed three people. More on that, too, in a minute.
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Q&A
What happened on the luxury cruise ship off Cape Verde?
A suspected hantavirus outbreak occurred, resulting in three deaths and several serious illnesses among passengers.
How many Australians are affected by the hantavirus outbreak on the cruise ship?
Four Australians are among the passengers stranded on the cruise ship due to the outbreak.
What is hantavirus and how does it affect people?
Hantavirus is a rare respiratory virus that can cause severe illness, including respiratory distress and can be fatal.
