British paratroopers land on Tristan da Cunha for suspected hantavirus case

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May 10, 2026 - 19:15
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British paratroopers land on Tristan da Cunha for suspected hantavirus case

Soldiers dropped oxygen supplies and medical aid to Britain’s most remote overseas territory

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Paratroopers landed on a “golf course covered in rocks” to supply medical personnel and oxygen to Britain’s most remote overseas territory as it deals with a suspected hantavirus case, an army commander has said.

The UK Health Security Agency confirmed on Friday that a British national had disembarked from the cruise ship MV Hondius to the South Atlantic island of Tristan da Cunha, where they live, with a suspected case of hantavirus. Continue reading...

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