In Spain, Madrid's Gómez Ulla Hospital is working on Tuesday to ensure that the 13 people isolated after contact with hantavirus who have once again tested negative can receive 'staggered and safe' visits this week, while the only confirmed positive case continues to improve and is eager to be able to serve his 'normal quarantine'.
'They are very excited, really looking forward to it and very happy to have received the news of a second negative result,' said José García, representative of the Independent Trade Union and Civil Servants' Centre (CSIF) at Gómez Ulla Hospital, referring to the 13 passengers from the MV Hondius, who on Tuesday are spending their ninth day of quarantine at the facility.
Permission to leave their rooms
The 13 people who were on the MV Hondius with the hantavirus have, from this Tuesday, been allowed to leave their individual rooms and move around the shared areas on the same ward where they were admitted, wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) and masks, as laid down in the protocol drawn up by the Public Health Commission, and to receive 'staggered and safe' visits.
García welcomed the new negative results among the 13, saying they show that 'things are being done properly', as there has been no cross-contamination with the only infected patient.
