Government says 3 Canadians isolating at home after hantavirus ship outbreak – CTV
May 07, 2026
TORONTO — Three Canadians with connections to a deadly hantavirus-stricken cruise are self-isolating at home in Ontario and Quebec, the federal government says.
Two Canadians disembarked the ship on the remote South Atlantic island of St. Helena almost two weeks ago and were on the same flight as a third Canadian who was not on the vessel.
Anita Anand, the foreign affairs minister, says the third Canadian “may have come into contact with a symptomatic individual” and is among those being monitored by local authorities.
Two individuals are in Ontario and one is in Quebec.
All three are asymptomatic and have been self-isolating, the foreign minister says in a statement posted online.
Anand says Ottawa is sending consular officials to support Canadians on the cruise ship where the hantavirus outbreak has led to three deaths.
