Britons evacuated from the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship cannot legally be forced to self-isolate once released from the former Covid quarantine hospital where they are staying, it emerged Monday night.
The 22 passengers brought back from the MV Hondius are being asked to complete a 42-day isolation period after spending 72 hours at Arrowe Park Hospital on the Wirral.
But health officials will rely on voluntary co-operation unless passengers refuse to comply and the public is deemed at risk.
Concern was growing among families staying inside the hospital complex, where a taped-up door is all that separates relatives of vulnerable babies from passengers isolating
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