French National Tests Positive for Hantavirus, Health Minister Says

Ambulances transporting repatriated French citizens in Paris, on May 10.

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A French national who was repatriated from a cruise ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak has tested positive, health minister Stéphanie Rist said.

The individual’s condition worsened overnight after showing symptoms during the repatriation flight, Rist said on France Inter radio.