Two Singapore residents who were on board MV Hondius complete hantavirus quarantine
Two Singapore residents, a 67-year-old Singaporean and a 65-year-old Singapore permanent resident, have been released from quarantine after testing negative for hantavirus. They were monitored for 42 days following exposure on a flight and a cruise ship, MV Hondius, which had a confirmed hantavirus case.
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This news indicates the successful containment and monitoring efforts for a potentially serious infectious disease, reassuring the public about health safety protocols and the low overall probability of infection for the general public.
The two residents had been isolated at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases.
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