Hantavirus update: CDC confirms 2 brought to Omaha facility ordered to quarantine

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – The CDC issued quarantine orders Monday for two of the M/V Hondius cruise ship passengers brought to Omaha for observation at the National Quarantine Unit at UNMC-Nebraska Medicine.

“The orders were signed by CDC’s Acting Director and issued under the Public Health Service Act,” a Tuesday CDC release states, referring to Dr. Jay Bhattacharya.

The news comes as the New York Times reported that one woman was planning to leave the quarantine facility until she was ordered to stay for at least two more weeks…

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