Quarantine

• Diciassette passeggeri della nave da crociera MV Hondius sono trasportati via aerea presso la National Quarantine Unit di Omaha, Nebraska, la stessa struttura utilizzata all'inizio della pandemia di COVID-19, a seguito di una potenziale esposizione all'hantavirus a bordo della nave. • I funzionari del CDC hanno confermato tre decessi legati al focolaio e stanno monitorando almeno nove americani in sei stati — Arizona, California, Virginia, Texas, Georgia e New Jersey — per possibili infezioni, sebbene nessuno abbia ancora manifestato sintomi. • Il Dr. Michael Osterholm, direttore del Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy dell'Università del Minnesota, ha dichiarato che il focolaio "è attualmente in fase di esaurimento", notando che l'hantavirus ha una capacità di trasmissione interumana molto limitata ed è una "rara eccezione" per quanto riguarda la diffusione.

US CDC personnel are reportedly meeting ship in Canary Islands to accompany Americans on a flight to NebraskaThe US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is reportedly sending personnel to the Canary Islands to meet the cruise ship affected by the hantavirus outbreak, with plans to accompany American passengers back to the US on a chartered flight and place them into quarantine in Nebraska.An additional CDC team is already headed to Nebraska, according to unnamed sources who spoke with CNN. The sources indicated that passengers are expected to undergo quarantine measures there to help prevent any possible spread of the virus. Nebraska is home to both the federally supported National Quarantine Unit and the Nebraska Biocontainment Unit. Continue reading...

• The Artemis II crew held a virtual media briefing from their quarantine facilities at Kennedy Space Center on March 29, 2026, providing updates on mission preparations and crew status. • The media event represents a standard pre-launch protocol for NASA's crewed lunar missions, allowing the public and press to interact with astronauts before their departure. • This briefing marks a key milestone in the Artemis II mission timeline, bringing the crew closer to their scheduled launch date.

A Washington county is intensifying efforts to curb measles transmission as cases have rapidly escalated from three to six to 12 confirmed infections, requiring aggressive contact tracing and community response measures. Public health officials are working to identify exposures, conduct testing, and persuade infected individuals and close contacts to quarantine to prevent further spread. The escalating case count reflects the highly contagious nature of measles and the challenges communities face in controlling outbreaks.