The hantan virus has made the expedition of the hundyus worse. Dream
On 4 may, the dutch cruiser hundieu stayed offshore in praia, cape verde's capital. Xinhua (elton monteiro)
As a result of the series of cases of the hantan virus infection and the deaths of three people, the atlantic trip turned into a nightmare for more than 100 crew members of the humdius cruise。
The ship operator, pan-sea explorer, is based in the netherlands and runs the polar cruise operation. Data from the maritime traffic web site show that on 1 april, the hondieus sailed from ushuaia at the southern end of argentina and crossed the atlantic ocean as planned, via the malvinas islands (the british term), south georgia, st. Helena and ascension to cape verde's waters at the western end of africa on 3 may。
The cruise ship, constructed in 2019, was nearly 108 metres long and 18 metres wide, with a maximum speed of 15 knots. There are 80 cabins on board, which can accommodate up to 170 passengers. The ship is normally manned by some 60 crew members, several guides and a doctor。
A total of 149 persons, including 88 passengers and 61 crew members, came from 23 different countries. Of the passengers, 19 were from the united kingdom, 17 from the united states, 13 from spain and 8 from the netherlands。
The first victim on board was a man of dutch nationality, 70 years of age, who died on 11 april and whose body had been removed from the ship on st. Helena on 24 april. His wife got off the boat together to deal with the incident. The cause of his death was not known at that time。
The man's wife, aged 69, died after 27 days of discomfort. The spokesman for the ministry of health of south africa, foster mohale, said that the woman had fallen ill on board the ship and had been taken to hospital in johannesburg, south africa。
On 27 april, a british passenger, seriously ill, was sent to south africa, where he is currently receiving treatment in the intensive care unit in johannesburg, which is in critical but stable condition。
On 2 may, a german passenger died on board the ship, the cause of which has yet to be determined. His remains remain on board。
On 4 may, the world health organization stated that, as of that date, there had been seven cases on the hun diène, two of whom had been diagnosed with the hantan virus and five others with suspected cases。
For the passengers on board, their journey to the remote islands turned into a terrible nightmare。
On 1 may, the ship's chef, haber moraes, released a happy video. In the image, he and his colleagues jumped into the sea from a rubber boat and saw the moored cruise ship in the background。
In the evening of 2 may, the passenger on board, jack rosmarin, posted on social media, saying that he would not say much “on the hundyus, taking into account respect for those involved”。
The following day, his mood collapsed and he said in a video: “what is happening now is true for everyone on board.”
“we're not just headlines. There's family and friends waiting for us.” his voice shivered and his tears filled with tears, saying, "we only want to get home safely."
On 4 may, cape verde's health sector refused to call the hondius in the capital, puerto praia, on the grounds that there was a respiratory disease on board. During the stay of the vessel off the coast of cape verde, the health services of the country will be continuously monitored by medical personnel and laboratory technicians from cape verde。
Pan-sea explorer confirmed that no one would disembark in cape verde except those who might be trans-shipped. The cruise ship is being considered for the canary islands, spain, where medical screening and disposal of passengers will be organized and supervised by who and the dutch health sector。
Who:
7 cases on the epidemiological cruise ship
Public exposure to lower risks
The world health organization's 4th world health organization (who) report on the hondius hiv outbreak shows that there are currently seven cases on board and that the general risk to the public is lower based on available information and past knowledge of the virus。
According to a video report by maria van kerkhoff, acting director of the who department of epidemiology and pandemic preparedness and prevention, 4th day, the hun diène is currently moored near cape verde. She indicated that during sterilization and other preventive measures, passengers were required to stay in their cabins to reduce the risk of infection. Cape verdean medical personnel have been providing support to passengers and crew on board ships。
Van kerkhoff indicated that who was working with relevant countries to ensure the safety and health of passengers and crews and to curb the spread of the virus. Measures include understanding the sources of infection, identifying new cases and conducting laboratory tests of cases through epidemiological surveys. She said: “the general risk to the public is low, based on available information and knowledge of the virus from past outbreaks”
It's from xinhua
(reporter wang lou)
