From Global News.

Officials from the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) will provide details surrounding the hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius and actions taken by the Government of Canada on Friday afternoon. Representatives from Global Affairs Canada and the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) will address questions related to consular and border considerations.

Minister of Health Marjorie Michel and Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand provided the following joint statement on the situation on Thursday:

"As the Government of Canada responds to the Andes Hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius, the Public Health Agency of Canada is working with domestic and international partners to ensure appropriate public health protocols are followed.

We can confirm that two Canadians who were on the vessel returned home before the outbreak was first identified, along with one Canadian who was not on the vessel, however, was on the same flight and may have come into contact with a symptomatic individual. This individual is not considered a high-risk close contact by the World Health Organization (WHO).

Two individuals are located in Ontario and one in Québec, respectively. All three are asymptomatic, have received guidance to self-isolate, and are being monitored by local authorities for the development of symptoms."

Hantavirus usually spreads by inhalation of contaminated rodent droppings and, in rare cases, can be transmitted from person to person, according to the WHO. Symptoms usually show between one and eight weeks after exposure. There is no specific treatment or cure for hantavirus, but early medical attention can increase the chance of survival.

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