Florida Challenges CDC 24/7 Quarantine for 18 Hondius Passengers as 8 Remain in Nebraska
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Updated · NBC News · Jun 11
Florida Challenges CDC 24/7 Quarantine for 18 Hondius Passengers as 8 Remain in Nebraska
3 articles · Updated · NBC News · Jun 11
Summary
Ten of the 18 Americans exposed aboard the MV Hondius have left the University of Nebraska Medical Center for monitored quarantine at home, while eight — including Angela Perryman — remain at the federal unit.
Florida is resisting the CDC's requirement for round-the-clock home surveillance, saying such restrictions are unnecessarily intrusive even though passengers cannot leave federal quarantine without state monitoring arrangements.
All U.S. passengers have tested negative, but the CDC has kept strict controls because the Andes strain can spread person to person, has a fatality rate near 23%, and can take up to six weeks to show symptoms.
The outbreak linked to the cruise ship has produced 13 confirmed cases and three deaths, and the 42-day quarantine for the American passengers is scheduled to end on June 22.