New Zealand passenger on Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius tests negative in four rounds of testing; enhanced self-health management lifted on June 7, with WHO and New Zealand notified via Taiwan’s IHR Focal Point

Taiwan Centers for Disease Control (Taiwan CDC) announced today (June 7) that a New Zealand passenger who entered Taiwan on May 7 after traveling aboard the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius completed enhanced self-health management and health monitoring through midnight on June 6, and the enhanced self-health management was lifted on June 7. Taiwan’s International Health Regulations (IHR) National Focal Point has notified the World Health Organization (WHO) and the New Zealand IHR focal point accordingly.   The passenger was identified through the notifications issued via the WHO and IHR mechanisms following a cluster of Andes hantavirus cases associated with MV Hondius. Based on expert recommendations, Taiwan CDC arranged for the passenger to undergo enhanced self-health management and health monitoring in a single-occupancy hospital room during the monitoring period.   Taiwan CDC stated that the passenger experienced no fever, cough, breathing difficulties, or any other symptoms suggestive of hantavirus infection during the monitoring period. The passenger underwent four rounds of testing on May 14, May 20, May 27, and June 3, including Andes hantavirus polymerase chain ...