US Government Acts After Hantavirus Outbreak on Cruise Ship

The US plans to evacuate Americans from the cruise ship and take them to a military base in Nebraska for monitoring.
The CDC says the risk to the public is very low as they prepare to bring passengers back to the US.
President Trump says the situation seems under control because the virus is hard to spread.
The President has confidence in the people handling the situation, who have experience with the virus.
A doctor says the Hantavirus outbreak on the cruise ship is alarming, but fear is spreading faster than facts.
Health workers in protective gear are evacuating patients from the MV Hondius cruise ship.
President Trump says the US has the situation under control and is studying the virus closely.
The outbreak started with one passenger in April and has resulted in at least three deaths.
Cases are now reported in multiple countries after passengers got off the ship in Africa and Europe.
Authorities in Cape Verde stopped passengers from leaving the ship due to concerns about containment.
Here is a timeline of the Hantavirus outbreak on the cruise ship.
An ambulance is taking patients from the MV Hondius cruise ship to the airport.
Hantavirus is a rare disease spread through contact with infected rodents or their droppings, and one strain can spread between people.
The ship will dock in Spain's Canary Islands, where teams are planning next steps.
A CDC team is in the Canary Islands to assess potential exposure among American passengers.
Passengers will be flown to a US military base in Nebraska for monitoring.
Health workers are evacuating patients from the MV Hondius cruise ship in protective gear.
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Passengers will be taken to a quarantine center at a university in Nebraska for further monitoring.
More CDC personnel will be at the military base to support health assessments.
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