Omaha Steaks, Nerf basketball and hazmat suits: Former contagion patients describe life in quarantine
Former patients of high-security medical isolation units share their experiences as over 40 Americans remain in quarantine due to a hantavirus outbreak. Dr. Kent Brantly, who previously spent time in isolation after contracting Ebola, reassures those currently in quarantine that they are receiving excellent care. The outbreak has resulted in three deaths and ten illnesses since it was identified aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship.
- ▪More than 40 Americans are in quarantine following a hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship.
- ▪Dr. Kent Brantly, who contracted Ebola in 2014, emphasizes the quality of care for those in quarantine.
- ▪The outbreak has resulted in three deaths and ten illnesses since its identification.
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CovidOmaha Steaks, Nerf basketball and hazmat suits: Former contagion patients describe life in quarantineFormer patients share what it’s like to be stuck inside specialized biocontainment facilities like the ones now occupied by passengers exposed to the hantavirus outbreak.Listen to this article with a free account00:0000:00U.S. passengers from the cruise ship MV Hondius arrive Monday at the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s Davis Global Center in Omaha.Nikos Frazier / Omaha World-Herald via Getty Images fileShareAdd NBC News to GoogleMay 17, 2026, 10:30 AM EDTBy Rebecca CohenAs more than 40 Americans remain in quarantine for up to six weeks following a hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship, former patients who spent time inside some of the nation’s highest-security medical…
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