A Dutch hospital has quarantined 12 staff members as a preventive measure after blood and urine from a hantavirus patient were handled without observing strict ​protocols, as medics around the world work to stop the spread of the outbreak. The 12 will be quarantined for six weeks, the Radboudumc hospital in the city of ‌Nijmegen said, adding that the infection risk was very low and patient care continued uninterrupted. The quarantining of the medics illustrates the challenge of quickly introducing and implementing stricter protocols needed in hospitals and elsewhere for dealing with the hantavirus strain behind the outbreak that hit the Hondius luxury cruise ship.

Full report : Hantavirus protocol breach at Dutch hospital as medics race to curb spread.