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CDC Frees Five Quarantined Passengers from Omaha, Home Surveillance Ordered

6/2/2026

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CDC authorized early release of five U.S. passengers from the Omaha quarantine unit, requiring home surveillance.
State health departments will post law-enforcement outside each passenger’s residence and perform twice-daily video temperature checks.
New York, California, Arizona and Oregon will receive the passengers for continued observation.
Thirteen global hantavirus cases linked to the ship involve the Andes strain, which rarely spreads person-to-person and affect no U.S. citizens.

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CDC authorized early release of five U.S. passengers from the Omaha quarantine unit, requiring home surveillance.
State health departments will post law-enforcement outside each passenger’s residence and perform twice-daily video temperature checks.
New York, California, Arizona and Oregon will receive the passengers for continued observation.
Thirteen global hantavirus cases linked to the ship involve the Andes strain, which rarely spreads person-to-person and affect no U.S. citizens.