His wife, Nicola, told the Daily Telegraph, it had been “a very dramatic few days” and that it had been “a bit up and down for him.”
Separately, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) confirmed on Wednesday that two British people are self-isolating at home in the UK after potential exposure to hantavirus.
The MV Hondius is now sailing towards Spain’s Canary Islands after being anchored for three days near Cape Verde, an archipelago nation off the West African coast.
Hantaviruses, which are named after a river in South Korea, describe a family of viruses rather than one single disease. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) there are more than 20 viral species. It typically spreads from rodents through dried urine and droppings.
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