U.S. Imposes 2 Hantavirus Quarantines, Bars Ebola Patients From Returning
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Updated · NPR · Jun 11
U.S. Imposes 2 Hantavirus Quarantines, Bars Ebola Patients From Returning
3 articles · Updated · NPR · Jun 11
Summary
Two cruise-ship passengers exposed to hantavirus were placed under mandatory U.S. quarantine orders, while Americans who contract Ebola abroad are being blocked from returning home for treatment.
The administration tied both moves to public health concerns, tightening controls around two separate infectious-disease threats at once.
The hantavirus action centers on a cruise ship hit by the virus, with the quarantine order marking the most concrete immediate containment step in the latest report.
The Ebola restriction broadens the response beyond quarantine, raising concern that infected U.S. citizens overseas could be denied access to treatment back home as the administration hardens outbreak policy.