Hantavirus-Struck Cruise Ship Hondius To Be Processed In Rotterdam Monday

Overview

• Rotterdam will receive the Hondius at Calandsteiger 7, where crews will test the 27 people still aboard, enforce six-week quarantine, and oversee a full disinfection, which port officials say poses little risk to the city.
• Passengers repatriated to Eindhoven all tested negative on arrival, yet RIVM is keeping them in six-week home quarantine because hantavirus can take weeks to show symptoms.
• Radboudumc admitted it did not follow the most current procedures while treating a patient, which led to possible exposure during blood processing and urine disposal and put 12 staff members into six weeks of quarantine.
• Unions CNV and NU'91 fault hospital management and seek compensation for quarantined staff, citing disrupted childcare, vacations, income, and extra pressure on ICU and lab teams that must cover their shifts.
• In the United States, the CDC said one evacuee with mild symptoms tested negative, while another with an earlier weak positive is awaiting confirmatory results in isolation at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.