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Around 40 passengers leave hantavirus-hit cruise ship at St. Helena

Those who left the ship included the wife of a Dutch passenger who died and a Swiss man currently receiving treatment. Authorities have not confirmed the current locations of all passengers who disembarked

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Cruise ship at centre of hantavirus scare sees passengers disembark. Pic/AFP

Cruise ship at centre of hantavirus scare sees passengers disembark. Pic/AFP

About 40 passengers from a cruise ship by a deadly hantavirus outbreak have disembarked on St. Helena, according to Dutch officials

Around 40 passengers, including the wife of a Dutch man who died, left the cruise ship during a stop at St. Helena, a small, craggy island in the South Atlantic Ocean, the Dutch foreign ministry has said.

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