The authority has said the risk of illness is low, but it is monitoring the situation closely.
The ship's operator, Oceanwide Expeditions, said 30 passengers disembarked on Saint Helena, representing at least 12 nationalities. Among them were one Dane, six Americans and seven Britons, while the nationality of two people remains unknown. The company said it has been working with local and international health authorities, including the World Health Organisation and Dutch officials, to trace passengers and crew.
The outbreak on board the Hondius unfolded after a 70-year-old Dutch man fell ill on April 6th and died five days later. His wife, who also became unwell, disembarked on Saint Helena before flying to South Africa, where she died on April 26 in Johannesburg. A German woman later developed symptoms and died on board on May 2nd.
According to the operator, passengers who have developed symptoms have been evacuated, and the remaining passengers currently have no symptoms. The vessel is now heading to Tenerife in the Canary Islands, where passengers will fly onward to their home countries.
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