00:00A Dutch couple and another man have died of suspected hantavirus infection on a cruise ship in the Atlantic, while
00:08three more have fallen ill.
00:10A 70-year-old Dutch passenger died on arrival at St Helena, as his 69-year-old wife died after
00:17being taken to a hospital in Johannesburg.
00:20Meanwhile, a 69-year-old British citizen who has been diagnosed with hantavirus is still in intensive care.
00:28South African authorities said.
00:30Two crew members aboard the ship are also ill.
00:34Local authorities have boarded the ship to examine those showing symptoms, according to the shipping company.
00:40While the ship, carrying 150 passengers and 70 crew members, which left Argentina three weeks ago, is moored off Cab
00:48Verde.
00:49For the moment, no one is allowed to disembark.
00:52The hantavirus is spread by rats and very largely spreads from human to human.
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