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Two Irish Passengers On Virus-Stricken Cruise Ship Now In Care Of HSE

They arrived back at Baldonnel on the government jet last night

Two Irish passengers medically evacuated from the cruise ship at the centre of a Hantavirus outbreak, are now in the care of the HSE.

They arrived back at Baldonnel on the government jet last night, after disembarking the vessel in Tenerife, and will remain in isolation for observation.

Three people on board the cruise ship died after contracting the virus, while one French passenger on board started showing symptoms of the virus on their repatriation flight from the Canary islands.

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