After quarantine on the MV Hondius: A couple recounts 42 days of isolation

Paris - 04/08/2026: For 42 days, Julia and Roland Seitre's daily lives shrank to a single hospital room. In an interview broadcast on Tuesday, the couple recounts their strict quarantine at Bichat Hospital in Paris after returning from an expedition cruise aboard the MV Hondius. Doctors and nurses reportedly spent only around ten minutes a day with them in person.The isolation was among the protective measures taken after an outbreak of Andes hantavirus aboard the Dutch-flagged vessel. In early May, international authorities recorded several severe illnesses; three people died. Due ...