90-Second Read: Twenty-two people set to leave hospital after Hantavirus isolation

Not all of the 22 passengers and crew have been allowed to leave the Arrowe Park hospital yet. Six people evacuated to the UK from a cruise ship after a Hantavirus outbreak are returning home or to suitable accommodation to complete a 45-day isolation period. Meanwhile, a British man with suspected Hantavirus on the remote Atlantic island of Tristan da Cunha, is in a stable condition and in isolation. They have been isolating in Arrowe Park Hospital in Wirral for 72 hours after being removed from the ship, and have tested negative for the virus.

Meanwhile, a British man in his 60s is isolating in Sacco hospital, Milan, after travelling on a flight to Johannesburg in late April, sitting a few rows from a Dutch woman who later died of the virus. Director-general of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Tuesday that while "there is no sign that we are seeing the start of a larger outbreak", work to contain it was not over as "it's possible we might see more cases". Two more Britons are continuing to voluntarily self-isolate at home in the UK, having disembarked the vessel at St Helena on 24 April alongside dozens of other passengers before the first case of Hantavirus was confirmed. A "small number of individuals" who have been isolating at home or elsewhere in England have now also been transferred to Arrowe Park for assessment, a joint statement from health authorities said.

Their onward travel will be managed with public health protections in place "at every stage", the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said. Ten other passengers, crew and people linked to them are being brought to the UK from British territories in the south Atlantic, Saint Helena and Ascension Islands, as a precaution. Since the outbreak, three people have died with two confirmed to have had the virus. Another two British nationals who have been confirmed to have Hantavirus are being treated in the Netherlands and South Africa.

MV Hondius began its journey on 1 April in Ushuaia, Argentina, with about 150 passengers and crew from 28 countries reported to have initially been onboard. The ship's operator, Oceanwide Expeditions, said on Monday that all guests who were still on board when the outbreak was confirmed have now been repatriated to their home countries. Public health and infectious disease specialists will assess whether the individuals are able to self-isolate at home, or whether another location should be arranged.