2026-05-05 17:16 UTC
And an outbreak could also be missed because of the fragmentation. In this case: The first patient died on the ship on April 11, and his wife disembarked with the body on the island of Saint Helena to return to the Netherlands. She only made it til South Africa and died there.
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@kakape@mas.to 2026-05-05 17:16
The next patient got sick and received treatment on Ascension Island and was then evacuated from there to South Africa. It was someone in the UK involved in this (Ascension Island is an overseas territory) that contacted a colleague in South Africa which ultimately led to the diagnosis.
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@argentum@mas.to 2026-05-05 18:24
@kakape is it known how the woman was returning to the Netherlands once she got off the cruise? Or how do they know it’s not likely to spread further or become a pandemic? (Thinking about those 8 weeks the virus needs)