UPDATE 1-Argentine authorities say hantavirus patients not likely infected in Tierra del Fuego province

Patients ​on a luxury cruise ship hit by ‌a deadly hantavirus outbreak could not have been infected in Argentina's southernmost ‌Tierra del Fuego province, said Juan ‌Petrina, director of epidemiology and environmental health for the province, during a press ⁠conference on ​Friday. Petrina ⁠said the conclusion was based on ⁠the time frame between the patients' time ​in the province and the ⁠onset of symptoms.

Patients ​on a luxury cruise ship hit by ‌a deadly hantavirus outbreak could not have been infected in Argentina's southernmost ‌Tierra del Fuego province, said Juan ‌Petrina, director of epidemiology and environmental health for the province, during a press ⁠conference on ​Friday.

Petrina ⁠said the conclusion was based on ⁠the time frame between the patients' time ​in the province and the ⁠onset of symptoms. "The calculations don't add up ⁠for ​them to have been infected in our province ... the ⁠possibility is practically nil," Petrina said.