AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoHantavirus Response Escalates: The MV Hondius evacuation is still moving, but new positives keep landing in Europe and the US. Spain says it took “all measures” to cut transmission after a French evacuee tested positive in Paris and an American also tested positive after arrival in Nebraska, where 17 US citizens are being monitored at the National Quarantine Unit. Global Repatriation: Australia is chartering a government-supported flight for its citizens, with quarantine plans being finalized. Public Health Messaging: WHO and health agencies continue to stress the risk to the general public is low and that this is not another COVID-19. Cape Verde Link: The outbreak began on a route from Argentina toward Cape Verde, and Ghana has intensified port surveillance despite no cases recorded yet. Science in the Region: Separately, a Dutch research flagship set off on its first Atlantic voyage studying viruses in marine ecosystems from waters off Cape Verde toward Iceland.
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