A French national who was evacuated from the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship , where three passengers died of the rat-borne illness, has begun experiencing symptoms of the disease, officials said Sunday.

The French national, who was not publicly named, was en route to a hospital in Paris along with four others when they began to show symptoms of the hantavirus , Prime Minister Sebastian Lecornu said in a statement.

As a result, all five French citizens, who were evacuated from the MV Hondius, have been placed in immediate isolation until further notice, the premier added.

Five French nationals are entering quarantine in Paris after one of them began showing symptoms of hantavirus.…