Quarantine ends for 18 former MV Hondius passengers
Federal health officials confirmed that the 42-day quarantine concluded Sunday for everyone in the group, including six people who remained in Omaha.
A 42-day quarantine has ended for all 18 former passengers from the cruise ship affected by a hantavirus outbreak, federal health officials confirmed Monday. The vessel was identified as the MV Hondius.
The quarantine concluded Sunday for the entire group. Six of the former passengers had remained at the National Quarantine Unit in Omaha through the end of the quarantine period, according to the federal officials.
The confirmation marked the completion of the same 42-day quarantine period for each of the 18 former passengers. Federal health authorities provided the confirmation the day after the quarantine ended, including the status of the six people who had continued staying at the Omaha facility.
The verified information identifies the MV Hondius as the ship affected by the outbreak and confirms that no members of the former passenger group remained under the 42-day quarantine after Sunday.