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SINGAPORE PERSPECTIVE
MV HONDIUS EVACUATED AT TENERIFE — 42-DAY QUARANTINE FOR FILIPINO CREW, FRENCH EVACUEE SHOWING SYMPTOMS
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DOMINANT ANGLE
Singapore — a French evacuee with symptoms: what is the real risk to contacts?
Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media
ANALYSIS
Singapore notes that channel News Asia and the Straits Times break down the epidemiological equation: hantavirus, rodent transmission, no inter-human spread — and the real question: why is a passenger showing symptoms after leaving the ship? Several hypotheses: (1) long incubation — one to eight weeks — and infection contracted before boarding; (2) contamination via a contaminated object taken from the ship; (3) the passenger was already infected but asymptomatic. CNA recalls that health authorities worldwide are unanimous: hantavirus does not spread through the air or direct human contact. Singapore's crisis management is being observed with interest by regional Asian authorities, who since SARS have learned to take health alerts seriously.
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