May 6 (Reuters) – A German national who was onboard a luxury cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus will be brought to a hospital in the German city of Duesseldorf for testing, the Bild newspaper reported on Wednesday, adding that the woman presented no symptoms.
The passenger had contact with another German woman who died on board the ship, Bild said.
According to the German newspaper, a high-risk patient transport unit from the Duesseldorf fire brigade has set off for Amsterdam international airport to collect the woman.
The hospital did not immediately comment on the report.
A planned transfer of three passengers from the cruise ship to specialized aircraft was scheduled to take place on Wednesday morning, Cape Verde time, ship operator Oceanwide Expeditions said earlier.
A Dutch couple have also died since the outbreak manifested in early April, while a British national was evacuated from the ship and is in intensive care in South Africa.
(Reporting by Louisa Off, Writing by Linda Pasquini, Editing by Miranda Murray)
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