Britons urgently evacuated from hantavirus infected cruise ship touch down in UK

TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say All 20 of the Britons repatriated are said to be asymptomatic and if they remain without symptoms, they will be asked to isolate at home for 45 days.There were a total of 22 British nationals evacuated from the MV Hondius earlier this morning, however, one is heading to the US and the other to Australia.The US repatriation flight will be taking off later tonight, while the Australia flight will be departing tomorrow.Earlier today, MV Hondius docked near the port of Granadilla around one nautical mile away from Tenerife. The ship was not allowed to dock at the shore for security purposes.Britons stranded on the doomed cruise ship waved and gave a thumbs up after they finally disembarked the vessel.The President of the Canary Islands has said he won't be calm until all of the passengers and crew members have left the island.The risk of contagion for the general population is low, health minister Mónica García said on Saturday.LATEST DEVELOPMENTSBritish army launches daring parachute mission to treat rat-virus victims on remote islandArmy Brigadier Ed Cartwright reveals terrifying details of ‘hugely successful’ Hantavirus parachute missionThird British national has suspected hantavirus after deaths on Atlantic cruise shipWe believe that alarmism, misinformation and confusion are contrary to the basic principles of preserving public health, she added.However, fresh fears have arisen after one of the French passengers began showing symptoms on their repatriation flight.All five evacuated passengers have been put into strict isolation as a result, French President Sebastian Lecornu.This repatriation comes after military medics daringly parachuted onto Britain's most isolated overseas territory to provide urgent healthcare following a suspected Hantavirus infection.Personnel from 16 Air Assault Brigade jumped from an RAF A400M aircraft onto Tristan da Cunha, a volcanic archipelago in the South Atlantic with just 221 residents and no runway.The operation marks the first occasion British military clinicians have been deployed via parachute for humanitarian purposes.Oxygen reserves on the remote island had reached critical levels, making a parachute drop the only viable method of reaching the patient in time.The UK Health Security Agency confirmed on Friday a British national on the territory was suspected of having contracted the virus.Eight personnel made the jump, six paratroopers alongside two military clinicians, all serving with 16 Air Assault Brigade.Simultaneously with the personnel drop, essential oxygen supplies and medical equipment were released onto the island.The paratroopers faced demanding conditions upon arrival, with Tristan da Cunha's typical wind speeds frequently surpassing 25 miles per hour.The reinforcements will bolster the territory's existing two-person medical team, strengthening healthcare capacity across the isolated community. Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter