A British tourist who boarded a flight only a few rows away from a woman who later died from hantavirus has been detained and quarantined while on holiday in Italy.
The holidaymaker and his companion – who was not even on the flight in question – were apprehended outside a bar on Tuesday night and taken to Sacco Hospital in Milan by the authorities.
They have both been placed in isolation for an undisclosed period of time, putting a firm stop to their travel plans.
The British citizen had boarded the same Airlink flight from Saint Helena to Johannesburg as MV Hondius passenger Miriam Schilperoord,
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