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British man hospitalised with hantavirus is 'clinically improving,' South Africa says

Reuters WORLD
Published May 11,2026
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A British man who ⁠was admitted ⁠to a hospital in Johannesburg after ⁠falling ill with hantavirus aboard a luxury cruise ship is "clinically improving," a ⁠South ⁠African health ministry spokesperson told Reuters on Monday.

"The British patient is ⁠clinically improving but still ill," the spokesperson Foster Mohale ⁠said. "This ‌means ‌his condition is ⁠improving, ‌gradually so."