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Tristan da Cunha. His body remained on board until April 24 when it “was disembarked on St Helena, with his wife accompanying the repatriation”, Oceanwide Expeditions said. The health of his wife, who had gastrointestinal
Tristan da Cunha with medical aid and equipment, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has said, after a British national disembarked on to the island, where they live, with a suspected case of hantavirus. Experts
medical kit to the island. Photograph: Sarah Barsby/MoD/AFP/Getty Images According to the last official update from the government of [St Helena](https://www.theguardian.com/world/st-helena), of which Tristan da Cunha forms part, the suspected case “remains
emergency meeting on Sunday and decided not to allow the woman now isolating on Pitcairn to re-enter French Polynesia. "Although she is currently completely asymptomatic and therefore not contagious, (she) will not leave Pitcairn
medical care and transportation provided in special facilities and vehicles to avoid contact with the local population and protect health workers. According to the WHO, the cruise ship, which set sail from Ushuaia, Argentina
Medical attention must be sought as soon as infection is detected. Most cases of Hantavirus reported in the U.S. have been in the rural Western states.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3653x3653+674+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F75%2F2c%2F6c0fb0474facaf5a5a525606cca0%2Fgettyimages-758303597.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/07/nx-s1-5814761/hantavirus-likely-not-the-next-covid) ### [Global Health](https://www.npr.org/sections/global-health/)