"A specialist team of army and medical personnel have been parachuted onto the British overseas territory Tristan da Cunha with medical aid and equipment after a British national showed symptoms of hantavirus. The patient was on board the cruise ship MV Hondius, where an outbreak of the virus has killed three people, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has confirmed. They are currently in hospital on the island where they live, the UK minister for the overseas territories, Stephen Doughty, said in a statement."
"In a first operation of its kind, six paratroopers, an RAF consultant and army nurse from 16 Air Assault Brigade parachuted onto the island to provide support, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) confirmed on Sunday. Oxygen supplies and medical aid were also dropped onto the remote island, which is normally only accessible by boat."
"The RAF A400M transport aircraft flew from RAF Brize Norton to Ascension Island, supported by an RAF Voyager, before heading to Trista"
A British national on Tristan da Cunha showed symptoms of hantavirus, prompting a response after the virus outbreak on the cruise ship MV Hondius killed three people. The UK Health Security Agency confirmed the outbreak. The patient is in hospital on the island where they live. The UK minister for overseas territories said specialist army and medical personnel were parachuted onto the remote territory with medical aid and equipment. Six paratroopers, an RAF consultant, and an army nurse from 16 Air Assault Brigade carried out the first operation of its kind. Oxygen supplies and medical aid were dropped because the island is normally accessible only by boat. An RAF A400M transport aircraft flew from RAF Brize Norton to Ascension Island with an RAF Voyager support before continuing toward Tristan da Cunha.
Read at www.independent.co.uk
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