00:00A luxury cruise turned into a medical emergency in the middle of the ocean.
00:04And now, terrified passengers are being flown across the world for quarantine.
00:09After a suspected Hantavirus outbreak on the cruise ship M.V. Hondias,
00:1417 American passengers were evacuated in Spain's Canary Islands
00:17and placed on a special U.S. government charter flight.
00:21The passengers wore medical gowns, masks, and protective caps as they stepped off the ship,
00:27creating scenes that reminded many people of the early COVID days.
00:31But health officials say this virus is very different.
00:34According to the CDC, Hantavirus only spreads through very close contact with someone already showing symptoms,
00:41making the chances of a massive outbreak extremely low.
00:45Once they land in Nebraska, the passengers will stay inside America's only federally funded quarantine unit for up to 42
00:52days.
00:53Officials say the facility is more like a hotel than a hospital,
00:57with private rooms, exercise equipment, daily health checks,
01:02and strict isolation systems designed to stop dangerous diseases from spreading.
01:07So far, no passengers are believed to be seriously sick.
01:11But authorities are taking no chances after multiple deaths linked to the ship during its journey across the Atlantic.
01:17And now, the world is watching closely to see whether this outbreak ends quietly or becomes something much bigger.
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