Tristan da Cunha Resident — Suspected Hantavirus (Stable)

British man — MV Hondius passenger. Ship docked at Tristan da Cunha April 13–15; patient is one of 6 islanders who boarded. Reported symptoms April 28 per WHO. Stable and in isolation. Oxygen supplies on island at critical level. UK response May 10: 6 paratroopers + 2 military clinicians from 16 Air Assault Brigade parachuted from RAF A400M — flew 6,788 km RAF Brize Norton (Oxfordshire) → Ascension Island, then 3,000 km south to Tristan da Cunha; mid-air refuelled by RAF Voyager tanker. Oxygen + medical equipment airdropped. UK MoD: first time British military has deployed medical personnel via parachute for humanitarian support. Tristan da Cunha pop. ~200 — world's most remote inhabited island; normally 6-day boat from St Helena, nearest inhabited neighbour. Usual medical provision: 2-person team. Separate note: PCR tests delivered to Ascension Island by military plane May 7 for another British man (P003) who disembarked there and was medevaced to South Africa.