Rome, 13 May (LaPresse) – ‘The British national who underwent virological tests yesterday evening has tested negative, as has his companion.’ This was announced by Guido Bertolaso, the Lombardy Region’s Welfare Councillor. The British tourist, aged around 60, is currently in quarantine at the Sacco Hospital in Milan as a contact of a confirmed case of Hantavirus. The man was on board the Sant’Elena-Johannesburg flight on 25 April, on which the woman who subsequently died in the South African city from Hantavirus infection was also travelling. Following the guidelines issued by the Ministry, which require quarantine for all passengers on the flight in question, the British national was notified of the obligation to self-isolate. As the tourist does not have suitable private accommodation (he was staying in a B&B), it was necessary to transfer him to Sacco Hospital, where he will spend the quarantine period.