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SINGAPORE: Both Singapore residents who were onboard the cruise ship where there was an outbreak of hantavirus have tested negative, the Communicable Diseases Agency (CDA) said on Friday (May 8).<\/span><\/p>\n CDA\u2019s Public Health Laboratory conducted testing with multiple samples collected from both men and confirmed that hantavirus, including the Andes virus, was not detected.<\/span><\/p>\n Both men have been isolated at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID) after they were on board the hantavirus-hit MV Hondius cruise ship. They were also on the same flight as a confirmed hantavirus case who later died.<\/span><\/p>\n As a precaution, the two individuals will be quarantined for 30 days from the date of last exposure, and testing will be conducted again before release from quarantine, CDA said.<\/span><\/p>\n They will then undergo phone surveillance for the remaining monitoring period of 45 days from the date of last exposure, which is the maximum incubation period for hantavirus exposure.<\/span><\/p>\n The first individual, a 67-year-old Singaporean, arrived in Singapore on May 2. The second, a 65-year-old Singapore permanent resident, arrived in Singapore on May 6.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThe risk to the general public in Singapore remains low,\u201d CDA said, adding that it is closely monitoring the situation and is ready to enhance public health measures should new information show an increased public health risk to Singapore.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n