Singapore Residents Negative for Hantavirus

Two Singapore residents, aged 65 and 67, who were aboard the hantavirus-hit MV Hondius cruise ship and on the same flight as a confirmed hantavirus case, have tested negative for the disease. Singapore's International — European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (CDA) conducted multiple tests, including for the Andes virus, which all returned negative. As a precaution, both men will remain in quarantine for 30 days and undergo further surveillance. The CDA emphasized that the risk to the general public in Singapore remains low. The MV Hondius has been at the center of an international health scare since May 2, with eight cases and three deaths linked to the outbreak. Experts confirmed that the detected strain of hantavirus can be transmitted between humans, unlike the more common rodent-borne transmission.