Third British national diagnosed with suspected hantavirus linked to cruise ship

The cruise ship at the centre of a hantavirus outbreak is still days away from docking

The cruise ship left the shores of Cape Verde at 6.15pm on Wednesday, Oceanwide Expeditions said. Picture: Oceanwide Expeditions.

A third British national has been diagnosed with suspected   hantavirus linked to a cruise ship outbreak, health officials have said.

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said two British nationals have confirmed hantavirus but there is now “an additional suspected case of a British national on Tristan da Cunha”.