Brits who got off rat-virus ship on remote Atlantic island before outbreak was known AND local medics who have been in contact with them will be flown 5,000 miles to the UK to isolate here instead

British citizens who disembarked from a ship with a rat-virus outbreak on a remote Atlantic island will be flown to the UK for isolation, along with local medical staff who came into contact with them. The medics and passengers will travel 5,000 miles to undergo isolation in the UK. This measure aims to prevent further spread of the virus.