Ammon News - A German national who was onboard a luxury cruise ship ​hit by a deadly hantavirus will be ‌brought to a hospital in the German city of Duesseldorf for testing, a hospital spokesperson said on Wednesday, adding that the ​person showed no symptoms.

The person, who had contact ​with an infected person, will be transported ⁠from a Dutch airport to Duesseldorf by a high-risk ​patient transport unit from the city's fire brigade, said ​the spokesperson in a statement.

Preliminary medical and infectious examinations will take place in the infectious disease ward, and further virological ​laboratory tests are also planned, said the spokesperson.

The ​person should be transferred to her home in Germany shortly thereafter, ‌it ⁠added.

According to Bild newspaper, which first reported on the transport plans, the female passenger had had contact with another German woman who died on board the ship.

A planned transfer of ​three passengers from ​the cruise ⁠ship to specialized aircraft was scheduled to take place on Wednesday morning, Cape Verde ​time, ship operator Oceanwide Expeditions said earlier.

A ​Dutch ⁠couple have also died since the outbreak manifested in early April, while a British national was evacuated from ⁠the ​ship and is in intensive ​care in South Africa.

Reuters