Hantavirus Outbreak 'Under Control,' RFK Jr. Says After Cruise Passengers Return to the US
Health officials said 18 passengers were quarantined and tested after one person had mild symptoms and another tested mildly positive for the Andes strain.
- Eighteen passengers, including 17 Americans and one British citizen from the cruise ship MV Hondius, arrived in Omaha, Nebraska, early Monday and were immediately brought to a specialized quarantine unit at the Nebraska Medical Center.
- Following a hantavirus outbreak aboard the Hondius in Spain's Canary Islands, approximately 150 passengers were evacuated Sunday; three people died from the infection, and the Andes strain spreads person-to-person.
- Two of the 18 travelers were transferred to Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia; health officials confirmed one person had mild symptoms and another tested "mildly positive" for the Andes strain.
- During an Oval Office press event on Monday, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. declared the outbreak "under control," telling reporters, "We have this under control, and we're not worried about it."
- Maria Van Kerkhove, director of epidemic preparedness at the World Health Organization, stated this is not the next COVID-19, emphasizing that most people will never be exposed to this relatively rare illness.
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HandelsblattAfter the Hantavirus outbreak on the "Hondius" four German passengers have been flown out. They are to come into quarantine. Now the ship is on its way from Tenerife to the Netherlands.
The four German passengers, who were evacuated by the "MV Hondius" and brought to Frankfurt am Main, are now to return to their respective federal states. Because they may have infected themselves with the hantavirus on the ship, they must be quarantined for several weeks.
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Hantavirus outbreak 'under control,' RFK Jr. says after cruise passengers return to the US
The hantavirus outbreak is "under control," Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Monday. Here's how the U.S. is monitoring returning passengers. (AP Photo)
After the Hantavirus outbreak on the cruise ship "Hondius", four German passengers were brought to Frankfurt am Main under strict protective measures.
An evacuation plane with several people affected by the Hantavirus outbreak landed in Eindhoven on Sunday. Ambulances brought the German passengers to Frankfurt. They probably show no symptoms so far.
Passengers from the "Hondius" are now also being treated in Germany. The head of the RKI sees "no pandemic risk." More hantavirus news on the blog.
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