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The Portuguese crew entered an official complaint over the way they were seconded into the repatriation flight, included nine cabin staff and three pilots. According to this article, airline crew were given only surgical masks & gloves to protect themselves.

Portuguese air crew files a complaint for EuroAtlantic – the airline operating the repatriation flight to bring Canadians from Tenerife.

Crew complained of “insecurity” on board repatriation flight

News that the repatriation flight from Tenerife to Canada of passengers from the Hantavirus-stricken cruise-ship was carrying at least one person positive for the potentially deadly virus will have increased the anxiety already voiced by the Portuguese crew that has complained it felt ‘insecure’ carrying out the flight.

The Canadian started showing symptoms of the virus four days after the repatriation flight (effected on Sunday, May 10) – by which time the Portuguese crew that transported him have returned to their daily routines, and very possibly travelled to other countries, as part of their work.

Canada fucks up again.

Canada, take note. Canada had been resistant to asymptomatic testing. Canada’s logic is flawed.

When will Canadian Health Officials finally admit Hantavirus is airborne?

Keep advocating for public health and safety, Redditors!

WHO probably pressured Canada to
use this as an opportunity to gather helpful data about Hantavirus. Canada is always lagging in critical thinking.

“Earlier this week, Jones said the guidance from the province’s top doctor was that it wasn’t appropriate to test people showing no symptoms at the time.”

Famous last words

Source: The Atlantic, Dr. Joseph Allen
Title: The Close, Prolonged Contact Myth

Between letting suspected passengers roam free after only a 1 week “self-isolation” for a disease that has upto an 8-week incubation period and Canada refusing to PCR test any passengers from the Hondius ship, this is not going to end well.

Titled: A New Viral Outbreak. The Same Mistakes All Over Again.
In the New York Times. It prefaces the risks of trusting all highly exposed passengers to “self-isolate” on their own.

The “evidence” that warrants testing is being on the Hondius cruise ship for weeks. The Canadian “experts” are very wrong and their decision not to test is very costly. Every other country: Spain, France and even the U.S. has tested their passengers for Hantavirus. Why not Canada? What are they afraid to find out?

One of the evacuated Spanish passengers tested positive for hantavirus

Count is now 11

Tristan da Cunha, in a group of volcanic islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, is Britain’s most remote inhabited overseas territory – accessible only by boat, it has no airstrip and a population of 221.

Soldiers dropped oxygen supplies and medical aid to Britain’s most remote overseas territory

Several Canadians have been told to isolate after coming into contact with infected passengers.

A couple from the Grey Bruce region of Ontario disembarked from the ship in April 4 in St. Helena before the outbreak was declared.

Four other Canadians — from Quebec, Alberta and Ontario — were not on the ship but may have come into contact with someone infected with hantavirus while flying, are also being monitored.

Passengers are being ferried to shore in small boats and taken directly to the airport on sealed buses.

Once they reach the shore they will be assessed for about 10 minutes. Police will check their passports and then they will be driven straight to the plane.

It's unclear whether the plane is a charter flight or a military aircraft. CBC asked the Public Health Agency of Canada and Global Affairs Canada for details.