Egg sandwiches and isolation - Life in US hantavirus quarantine
Summary
Jake Rosmarin and 15 other American passengers are in quarantine in Omaha after exposure to hantavirus on a cruise ship where three passengers died. They are staying at the National Quarantine Unit, where staff provide meals and monitor their health while they wait for test results and recovery.Key Facts
- Jake Rosmarin is quarantined for 40 days after exposure to hantavirus on the MV Hondius cruise ship.
- Three passengers on the ship died from hantavirus.
- Rosmarin and other passengers are at the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s National Quarantine Unit.
- Staff wear protective gear when delivering food and taking care of the quarantined people.
- Rosmarin stays in a private room with a phone, exercise bike, TV, and bathroom.
- He orders food from a numbered menu and keeps in contact with family and other passengers.
- Another infected passenger is in a special biocontainment unit in Omaha, and two others are quarantined at Emory University in Atlanta.
- Rosmarin shares updates on social media to help with his mental health during isolation.
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