Deadly virus scare strands cruise ship at sea as countries refuse to let it dock

A cruise ship carrying 149 people has been denied permission to dock after a suspected hantavirus outbreak has left three dead and others seriously ill, forcing those onboard into isolation as authorities scramble to contain the situation. > One person, a British national, is in a hospital intensive care unit in Johannesburg, South Africa, that country's health ministry said in a statement. — Read the rest The post Deadly virus scare strands cruise ship at sea as countries refuse to let it dock appeared first on Boing Boing.