A THIRD British national is believed to be infected with hantavirus after getting off the MV Hondius cruise ship early.
The patient is currently on the remote island area of Tristan da Cunha, the UK Health Security Agency said.
The MV Hondius Dutch cruise ship anchored in the Atlantic at Cape Verde Credit: AP
Two other British men have confirmed cases.
One remains in a stable condition in the Netherlands after being evacuated from the ship on Wednesday.
Another is in intensive care after being flown to South Africa last month.
Five cases of the lethal illness have been confirmed so far, including one of the passengers on the cruise ship who died.
It comes as thethe cruise early continues.
A total of seven British nationals disembarked the infected MV Hondius on the remote island of St Helena on April 24.
Two are now self-isolating in the UK but the others have not yet returned.
The MV Hondius is expected to dock in the Canary Islands at the weekend.
It comes as a French passenger still onboard the MD Hondius told BFM TV that those left on the cruise ship “do what we want on the boat” with no lockdown measures in place.
She revealed that mask-wearing is mandatory for the remaining passengers but said that they “all eat together at the restaurant”.
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