May 6 (Reuters) - A German national who was onboard a luxury cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus will be brought to a hospital in the German city of Duesseldorf for testing, a hospital spokesperson said on Wednesday,

Passengers aboard the rat-virus cruise ship will be taken to a hospital in Merseyside when they land in Britain.

A team including six paratroopers, an RAF consultant and an army nurse parachuted onto the island, which has a population of 221 and is normally accessible only by boat.