Overview
- A traveler from Switzerland who sailed on the vessel tested positive after returning home and is now being treated in Zurich.
- WHO counts seven illnesses on the ship, including two confirmed infections, and three deaths, with about 149 people still isolated near Cabo Verde.
- A 69-year-old British passenger was evacuated to Johannesburg, tested positive for the virus, and remains in intensive care.
- WHO says transmission from person to person cannot be ruled out because some passengers shared cabins and had very close contact.
- Authorities and the ship’s operator are coordinating isolation, testing, and medical evacuations as the cross-border investigation continues.