The World Health Organization, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Spain, and the Netherlands have been spearheading the public health and logistical efforts to manage the outbreak and repatriate citizens. Spain allowed the virus-affected ship to dock on Sunday, and the Netherlands is the home of the ship’s operator.
The WHO has advised that passengers, crew, and any close contacts be monitored for 42 days, either in isolation at home or in a quarantine facility.
Eleven cases have been recorded so far, with three fatalities. All cases are from passengers or crew, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stated in a press briefing on Tuesday with Spanish premier Pedro Sánchez.
The Andes strain, the sole variant known to be transmissible between people, has been detected.
“WHO is aware of reports of a small number of patients with symptoms consistent with Andes virus, and we are following up on each of those reports with the respective countries,” Tedros reported.
Health Minister Stéphanie Rist has already communicated with other European officials and shared the public health measures the French government has implemented, according to Lecornu.
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