Please agree to our privacy policy to enable news listening. (Central News Agency, London, comprehensive foreign news report on the 10th) The British government said today that British paratroopers parachuted into a remote archipelago in the South Atlantic to provide material assistance to a person suspected of being infected with Hantavirus. The British Health and Safety Authority (UKHSA) confirmed on the 8th that a British national disembarked from the cruise ship “MV Hondius” where the hantavirus outbreak occurred and went to his residence on the island of Tristan da Cunha. The person is suspected of being infected with the deadly hantavirus. Tristan da Cunha is an archipelago located in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is one of the most remote overseas territories of the United Kingdom and is regarded as one of the most remote inhabited islands in the world. A team from the British Army’s 16 Air Assault Brigade, consisting of six paratroopers and two medical personnel, has landed on the island of Tristan da Cunha. Brigadier General Ed Cartwright, commander of the 16th Air Assault Brigade of the British Army, said: “The arrival of paratroopers, medical personnel and medical supplies from the air has hopefully given the people of Tristan da Cunha a sense of peace of mind.” It is very difficult to obtain such support on Tristan da Cunha, because the archipelago is located roughly in the center of Africa and South America. There are only two medical staff responsible for caring for 221 residents. According to British authorities, there is no airport runway there and travel is usually only possible by boat. (Compiled by: Chen Zhengjian) 1150511 Support the Central News Agency’s choice to stand with the facts. Every donation you make is a small amount of support to protect press freedom. Download the Central News Agency’s “First-hand News” APP to get the latest news in real time. The text, pictures and audio and video of this website may not be reproduced, publicly broadcast or publicly transmitted and used without authorization.
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