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It is the first-ever outbreak of the rare hantavirus on a cruise ship, according to WHO’s director of epidemic and pandemic preparedness.
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Passengers evacuated from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship have started flying home aboard military and government planes after the vessel anchored in the Canary Islands. Personnel in full-body protective gear and breathing masks had escorted the travelers from ship to shore Sunday in Tenerife, the largest island in the Spanish archipelago off West Africa. The effort flying out passengers from more than 20 countries was continuing Monday. The World Health Organization is recommending close monitoring of the former passengers, and many countries are quarantining them. U.S. officials say one American among the 17 being flown home tested positive but has no symptoms. One of the five French passengers taken to Paris developed symptoms on the flight.
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Nebraska Medicine's Davis Global Center is seen on Sunday, May 10,2026 in Omaha, Neb. where American passengers from the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship will quarantine. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz)
Nebraska Medicine's Davis Global Center is seen on Sunday, May 10,2026 in Omaha, Neb. where American passengers from the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship will quarantine. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz)
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The Tahoe Truckee Unified School District is experiencing a recent surge in COVID cases with the district reporting 267 active cases and over …
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It's possible other states will seek to shorten their isolation and quarantine policies, and CDC is trying to get out ahead of the shift.
The COVID-19 task force met to discuss a lot of issues related to the pandemic, Thursday.
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Officials said the shorter time period is intended to encourage more people to quarantine.
The Washoe County Health District says a negative COVID-19 Test is not required to be released from isolation or quarantine.
The Nevada Health Response says the CDC updated COVID-19 guidance on identifying 'close contact.'