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AdvertisementMultiple 'high risk' coronavirus evacuees from quarantined cruise ship brought to OmahaHide TranscriptShow TranscriptDETERMINE WHAT’S NEXT. THE END IS FAR FROM NEAR FOR THE 13 EVACUEES WHO TOUCHED DOWN IN OMAHA MONDAY MORNING. &gt;&gt; THEY WERE VERY TIRED AFTER THE LONG TRAVEL, BUT THEIR SPIRITS WERE HIGH. THEY WERE VERY GRATEFUL ONCE THEY GOT ON THE BUSES. DALAUN: WHAT STARTED AS A RELAXING TRIP ON THIS CRUISE SHIP TURNED INTO A TWO WEEK QUARANTINE OFF THE COAST OF JAPAN, THEN A FLIGHT ACROSS THE PACIFIC, AND NOW, ANOTHER TWO WEEK QUARANTINE AT UNMC. &gt;&gt; THOSE THAT TEST POSITIVE AND ARE ILL COULD THEORETICALLY BE HERE LONGER THAN 14 DAYS. DALAUN: A HOSPITAL SPOKERSON SAYS THOSE RESULTS WON’T BE AVAILABLE UNTIL TUESDAY, SO ALL 13 PATIENTS HAVE TO WAIT FOR ANSWER &gt;&gt; THEY’RE ALL IN SEPARATE ROOMS THAT HAVE ENGINEERING CONTROLS, AND WE’RE JUST KIND OF WORKING THROUGH GETTING TO KNOW THEM A LITTLE BIT MORE. DALAUN: RIGHT NOW, 12 PEOPLE ARE IN THE HOSPITAL’S QUARANTINE UNIT, AND ONE MAN SHOWING SYMPTOMS IS IN THE BIOCONTAINMENT UNIT, WHICH ALLOWS DOCTORS TO PERFORM PROCEDURES FREEL &gt;&gt; FOR THE SHORT TERM, THEY’RE ALL GOING TO BE KEPT IN THEIR ROOM, BECAUSE WE’RE ISOLATING THEM UNTIL WE KNOW THEIR TESTING REAdvertisementMultiple 'high risk' coronavirus evacuees from quarantined cruise ship brought to OmahaTwo planes carrying Americans who were being held in quarantine on a cruise ship off the coast of Japan landed at Omaha's Eppley Airfield Monday morning.The first flight arriving from Travis Air Force Base in California landed at 7 a.m. A second airplane from Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio Texas arrived about two hours later. The Omaha Police Department, Omaha Fire Department and Nebraska State Patrol helped secure the scene. Officials confirmed the planes were carrying people who were taken off the Diamond Princess cruise ship, which was anchored off the coast of Japan. Some evacuees were kept in an isolated area of the plane where plastic drops were used to separate people. Officials said that multiple "high risk patients," all adults, were brought to the Nebraska Medical Center campus in Omaha. Christopher Kratochvil, executive director of clinical research for the Global center for Health Security UNMC, said a total of 13 people were brought to Omaha.“Around 2 or 3 this morning, we were asked to bring individuals who had tested positive or had a high likelihood of testing positive (for coronavirus), based on the symptoms they were showing,” Kratochvil said. Those who have tested positive, believed to be 10, are showing mild symptoms of the disease. One person was brought to the bio-containment unit. The patient had a fever, a cough and was light-headed. Officials said this person was taken to the bio-containment unit out of an abundance of caution. The rest will be kept in quarantine. Below: Video shows inside bio-containment unit “All of these individuals, regardless of if they test positive or negative, will be here for 14 days," Kratochvil said, adding that someone that tests positive may stay much longer. Kratochvil said it is possible Nebraska Medicine will be asked to accept more patients if evacuees brought from other bases test positive. Shelly Schwedhelm, executive director Of emergency management and biopreparedness, Nebraska Medicine, said all of the evacuees have been retested and those results should be back Monday afternoon. "We have no documentation, it has all been verbal," Schwedhelm said, in regards to how many people have tested positive vs. are likely to test positive. "We want to start from scratch so we know what's what." Kratochvil said that there has been confusion due to the fact that the test results came back while the evacuees were being transported and some began showing symptoms while they were in transport. Officials said all of the people brought to Omaha were "relieved" to arrive after their extremely long journey. "They seemed comfortable and ready to relax and get some sleep," Kratochvil said. A statement from Jeffrey P. Gold, chancellor of University of Nebraska Medical Center and University of Nebraska at Omaha reads:"We were there for Ebola, we were there for the rescued Americans now being monitored at Camp Ashland and we're going to be there for these American citizens as well...Because we are one of the world leaders in this arena, we were asked by our federal partners, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, to rise to this challenge when our nation once more critically needs our expertise. Clearly, this is again, one of those times."According to a joint statement by the U.S. State Department and the U.S. Department of Health, "14 passengers (evacuated from the ship), who had been tested 2-3 days earlier, had tested positive for COVID-19. These individuals were moved in the most expeditious and safe manner to a specialized containment area on the evacuation aircraft to isolate them in accordance with standard protocols."Officials said that, by the time the positive test results came back, the evacuees were already on a bus. Once they were on a bus, officials received information that there had been lab testing days earlier.Officials stressed that none of the evacuees were showing symptoms when they were taken from the boat. The State Department allowed those people to fly because they were not showing any symptoms.The State Department and DHHS said the potential patients would be held in quarantine for 14 days to monitor for symptoms of COVID-19. On Feb. 7, 57 people were taken to quarantine at Camp Ashland, located west of Omaha. After more than a week in isolation, none of them have shown symptoms of COVID-19, including a woman who was taken to UNMC as a precaution on Feb. 14.Two planes carrying Americans who were being held in quarantine on a cruise ship off the coast of Japan landed at Omaha's Eppley Airfield Monday morning.The first flight arriving from Travis Air Force Base in California landed at 7 a.m. A second airplane from Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio Texas arrived about two hours later. The Omaha Police Department, Omaha Fire Department and Nebraska State Patrol helped secure the scene.AdvertisementOfficials confirmed the planes were carrying people who were taken off the Diamond Princess cruise ship, which was anchored off the coast of Japan. Some evacuees were kept in an isolated area of the plane where plastic drops were used to separate people. Officials said that multiple "high risk patients," all adults, were brought to the Nebraska Medical Center campus in Omaha. Christopher Kratochvil, executive director of clinical research for the Global center for Health Security UNMC, said a total of 13 people were brought to Omaha.“Around 2 or 3 this morning, we were asked to bring individuals who had tested positive or had a high likelihood of testing positive (for coronavirus), based on the symptoms they were showing,” Kratochvil said.Those who have tested positive, believed to be 10, are showing mild symptoms of the disease.One person was brought to the bio-containment unit. The patient had a fever, a cough and was light-headed. Officials said this person was taken to the bio-containment unit out of an abundance of caution. The rest will be kept in quarantine. Below: Video shows inside bio-containment unit“All of these individuals, regardless of if they test positive or negative, will be here for 14 days," Kratochvil said, adding that someone that tests positive may stay much longer. Kratochvil said it is possible Nebraska Medicine will be asked to accept more patients if evacuees brought from other bases test positive. Shelly Schwedhelm, executive director Of emergency management and biopreparedness, Nebraska Medicine, said all of the evacuees have been retested and those results should be back Monday afternoon. "We have no documentation, it has all been verbal," Schwedhelm said, in regards to how many people have tested positive vs. are likely to test positive. "We want to start from scratch so we know what's what." Kratochvil said that there has been confusion due to the fact that the test results came back while the evacuees were being transported and some began showing symptoms while they were in transport. Officials said all of the people brought to Omaha were "relieved" to arrive after their extremely long journey. "They seemed comfortable and ready to relax and get some sleep," Kratochvil said. A statement from Jeffrey P. Gold, chancellor of University of Nebraska Medical Center and University of Nebraska at Omaha reads:"We were there for Ebola, we were there for the rescued Americans now being monitored at Camp Ashland and we're going to be there for these American citizens as well...Because we are one of the world leaders in this arena, we were asked by our federal partners, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, to rise to this challenge when our nation once more critically needs our expertise. Clearly, this is again, one of those times."According to a joint statement by the U.S. State Department and the U.S. Department of Health, "14 passengers (evacuated from the ship), who had been tested 2-3 days earlier, had tested positive for COVID-19. These individuals were moved in the most expeditious and safe manner to a specialized containment area on the evacuation aircraft to isolate them in accordance with standard protocols."Officials said that, by the time the positive test results came back, the evacuees were already on a bus. Once they were on a bus, officials received information that there had been lab testing days earlier.Officials stressed that none of the evacuees were showing symptoms when they were taken from the boat.The State Department allowed those people to fly because they were not showing any symptoms.The State Department and DHHS said the potential patients would be held in quarantine for 14 days to monitor for symptoms of COVID-19. On Feb. 7, 57 people were taken to quarantine at Camp Ashland, located west of Omaha. After more than a week in isolation, none of them have shown symptoms of COVID-19, including a woman who was taken to UNMC as a precaution on Feb. 14.Loading more articles...

AdvertisementMultiple 'high risk' coronavirus evacuees from quarantined cruise ship brought to OmahaHide TranscriptShow TranscriptDETERMINE WHAT’S NEXT. THE END IS FAR FROM NEAR FOR THE 13 EVACUEES WHO TOUCHED DOWN IN OMAHA MONDAY MORNING. &gt;&gt; THEY WERE VERY TIRED AFTER THE LONG TRAVEL, BUT THEIR SPIRITS WERE HIGH. THEY WERE VERY GRATEFUL ONCE THEY GOT ON THE BUSES. DALAUN: WHAT STARTED AS A RELAXING TRIP ON THIS CRUISE SHIP TURNED INTO A TWO WEEK QUARANTINE OFF THE COAST OF JAPAN, THEN A FLIGHT ACROSS THE PACIFIC, AND NOW, ANOTHER TWO WEEK QUARANTINE AT UNMC. &gt;&gt; THOSE THAT TEST...

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