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Cruise ship hantavirus | UK patient tells Sky News he has 'no idea' how long he'll be in hospital

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May 7, 2026

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A British hantavirus patient has told Sky News, he is isolating in hospital after being evacuated from the cruise ship at the centre of the outbreak.

Martin Antsee, an expedition guide on board the MV Hondius, speaks from his hospital bed in the Netherlands.

Two other British people are now self-isolating in the UK for up to eight weeks, but are not currently showing any symptoms.

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