Hantavirus: British army paratroopers dispatched to Tristan da Cunha Island after detection of suspected case

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The most isolated island in the world, the fear of an epidemic and the dropping of English paratroopers. This isn’t an action movie, it’s what just happened in Tristan da Cunha, a confetti of territory in the United Kingdom located in the middle of the South Atlantic. British army paratroopers were dispatched to the site because a resident was a suspected case of hantavirus. He stayed on board the famous liner. The boat stopped on this island in mid-April. Since the man was at home, he stayed. This explains this exceptional military and health operation. Drop of 6 paratroopers, 2 doctors and medical equipment.

In this photo, some of the island’s 221 residents collect the delivery. The eight soldiers dropped will remain there for the moment, one of the paratroopers testifies. “Obviously, the residents of the island were very happy to see us and welcomed us very warmly. We didn’t see the patient, we entrust that to the healthcare team. We took care of the parachuting and we’re going to let them take care of the medical part”details Captain Georges Lacey, paratrooper of the 14th airborne brigade.

Their role: to assess a possible spread of the antivirus and inform the British authorities.