British man on hantavirus quarantine fled isolation and was found in Milan bar
A British man has been detained in a bar despite being under hantavirus quarantine orders in Italy.
The man, who is in his 60s, and his traveling companion were apprehended in Milan and then taken to Sacco Hospital.
The pair were told they must remain in quarantine until June 6 as part of a 42-day isolation period.
The man had been on the same flight as Mirjam Schilperoord, 69, who died after flying from St Helena to Johannesburg when she contracted the virus.
She was the wife of the first man to die, Leo, 70, who boarded the MV Hondius and went birdwatching at a rubbish tip on a remote Argentinian island.
There are now 11 reported cases linked to the outbreak of the rare disease on the cruise ship, nine of which have been confirmed.
Three people have died and a French woman is fighting for her life after being placed on an artificial lung.
Doctors said the device was keeping her alive as ‘the final stage of supportive care’.
Deputy Editor
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