Hantavirus

We are in Tenerife. That’s why I probably feel slightly panicked.
Hopefully they will charter a private plane home for these poor people.

I'm starting to worry slightly as some of my family are due to fly to Tenerife on Tuesday. They do seem to have been lax in dealing with it. 29 of them left the cruise ship in St Helena and flew to various countries including UK. 2 people left Cape Verde and flew to UK I believe. A passenger said today that they were all mixing during meal times and recreation.

Not at all concerned. The media does this all the time. Not long ago the country was getting hyped up due to meningitis even though there will always be a few deaths from it

I am not concerned about catching it as think risks are very low but I feel sympathy for the victims. Horrible thing to happen to anyone.

sixandahalf

Couldn't care less. We are in the midst of every virus you can think of.

I think there’s a little bit more going on here than a common cold, tbh!

I am quite worried. Is a zoonotic disease that spreads between humans, there is no cure and it has a not insignificant fatality rate. It has already killed several people before their time and I don’t think we have heard the last of it yet.
Will see.

You could say that about all inclusive holidays.
I think we are the only two here using hand sanitizer before our meals.
you imagine where all those hands have been before picking up the tongs 🤦‍♀️

I don’t believe this was picked up from the cruise ship at all. I read though, that a bird watching outing was undertaken to a landfill site. Apparently hantavirus is fairly rife in South Argentina.

Kandinsky

Not worried no ( not yet anyway ) but it’s made my mind up about going on a cruise.

Same. I'm not particularly worried about it, although I do feel the 'containing' of it appears to have been a bit lackadaisical, to put it mildly. However, it has only served to confirm my lifelong vow never to set foot on a cruise ship.

Nope.. It's always been around.

Not worried no ( not yet anyway ) but it’s made my mind up about going on a cruise.

No as Vito says I m not at all worried, no concern from me at all Why are you worried Travelsofar ?

They reckon 40 odd have got off the ship already on to some island that I didn’t catch the name of.
Doing a track & trace.

Here we go again 🤦‍♀️

There is a thread about this on the news and politics site travelsofar

Couldn't care less. We are in the midst of every virus you can think of.

No not all