Twenty Britons are starting 45 days of self-isolation in the UK after being evacuated from an expedition ship hit by hantavirus.
Oceanwide Expeditons' virus-hit vessel is currently sailing towards Tenerife where those onboard will be disembarked and screened (Credit: Oceanwide Expeditions/ Andrew Peacock)
They are isolating at Arrowe Park Hospital in Merseyside, after their chartered flight from Tenerife landed at Manchester Airport on Sunday (10 May).
The group will stay at the hospital for 72 hours before being asked to self-isolate for a further 42 days at home.
Twenty-two British nationals were still aboard the ship when it docked in the Canary Islands on Sunday. Two are dual nationals – one is travelling to the US and one is flying onto Australia.
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