The hantavirus Americans just touched down. 17 passengers from the MV Hondius landed in Nebraska early today, but it’s not exactly a clean homecoming. 1 tested positive for the virus, another is showing mild symptoms, and both were flown over in biocontainment units straight from Spain’s Canary Islands.
Travel blogger Jake Rosmarin, who broke down crying on camera after a third passenger died onboard, posted a smiling selfie from his hospital room in Omaha. So that’s something. The WHO wants everyone isolated for 42 days. The virus has a 38% mortality rate, so yeah, nobody’s rushing that timeline. Source: New York Post.