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katharine (thatkatharine@ohai.social)'s status on Friday, 15-May-2026 07:28:54 JST katharine

The official line from Canada, if you want to play along at home with your risk assessment abacus
https://www.canada.ca/en/global-affairs/news/2026/05/interdepartmental-media-update--hantavirus---may-10-2026.html
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1. Canada chartered an aircraft to repatriate Canadians from Tenerife, Spain.During the direct flight back to Canada, public health measures are in place to ensure the safety of all passengers and crew members, including masking and physical distancing. The PHAC Officer is also on board the repatriation flight. PHAC is coordinating all health procedures, with active health monitoring of the passengers and will continue to work closely with relevant provincial and territorial authorities and local public health upon arrival in Canada. The MV Hondius arrived in the Canary Islands on Sunday, May 10. Prior to disembarkment, public health officials conducted a final assessment of each passenger before they were brought ashore by small vessels, where distancing between passengers was maintained. Spanish medical personnel conducted a further screening before passengers boarded a bus and were transported directly to the airport, and straight onto their aircraft for departure. PHAC's Officer assessed the individuals as asymptomatic upon boarding the plane. The Canadian chartered aircraft with the four Canadians is flying to Bagotville, QC arriving Sunday afternoon where the travellers will change planes for a flight to an airport in BC.
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2. Upon arrival in BC, the travellers will be assessed by local public health before leaving the airport to stay at a pre-determined location to self-isolate for a minimum of 21 days (dating back to May 6, the last day a confirmed case was on board the ship). At the end of this period, local public health in BC will reassess their situation based on their health assessment and the WHO's guidance to determine if there is a need to extend the self-isolation period to a maximum of 42 days in total since the last possible exposure on board the ship.
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  katharine (thatkatharine@ohai.social)'s status on Friday, 15-May-2026 07:28:47 JST katharine
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  “The situation is evolving. We’re taking a precautionary approach. We don’t know if asymptomatic spread might happen and the virus can have a long incubation period and we keep finding out more people might have had some exposure, but we are taking a precautionary approach to letting them run loose before our country plays host to an international sporting event. It’s fine, probably. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯”
  https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/news/2026/05/speaking-remarks-for-the-chief-public-health-officer.html
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  katharine (thatkatharine@ohai.social)'s status on Friday, 15-May-2026 07:28:50 JST katharine
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  Right now, these nine people are potentially unfortunate as a result of someone else’s bad luck and poor decisions. Will they have the patience to wait and see how great their misfortune may be or get restless and subject others to their poor decisions?
  https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/news/2026/05/media-update-on-andes-hantavirus-situation.html
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  1. There are currently five other individuals within Canada who are considered as having been potentially exposed to confirmed cases of Andes hantavirus: Two individuals who were aboard the MV Hondius, but disembarked on an earlier stop before the outbreak was first identified; and three individuals who were potentially exposed to a confirmed Andes hantavirus case on a flight. At this time, all potentially exposed individuals in Canada remain asymptomatic and are being monitored and supported by local public health authorities. The current total number of high-risk contacts in Canada is nine. Please note that on May 8, 2026 when Dr. Reimer spoke, it was reported that there was a sixth person in Canada who was considered as potentially being exposed during a flight. Based on local public health assessment and the latest contact management guidance from the WHO, it was determined that the individual, living in Québec, is no longer considered to be a high-risk contact.
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