Nebraska quarantine facility holds MV Hondius group tight, one Ecuador Florida resident burns legal fees on lawyers…
CDC spins low public risk narrative, hides passenger fights plus full release battles…
Some people in quarantine in Nebraska are agitating to be discharged, but the federal government for now is not allowing it.
This woman lives in Ecuador & has a home in Florida; she’s contacting her lawyers.
Wow, Twitter is not letting me post a picture/screen…
— M. Elisabeth (@ChildrenNeedUs_) May 19, 2026
Factcheck:
**Yes, it’s true.**
Passengers from the MV Hondius cruise ship exposed to Andes hantavirus (Hantavirus) were repatriated and placed in Nebraska’s National Quarantine Unit at UNMC/Nebraska Medicine—the only federally funded facility of its kind. The CDC has issued quarantine orders for some (including through May 31).
Angela Perryman, a U.S. citizen living in Ecuador with a home in Florida, has publicly said she was initially told isolation could be at home (e.g., an Airbnb in Florida) but received a federal order requiring her to stay. She and others have expressed frustration and are exploring legal options.
Sources: NYT, NBC News, Nebraska Medicine, CDC updates (May 2026). No confirmed widespread transmission risk to the public.
Health Alert: Worldwide Caution – Public Health Arrival Restrictions and Enhanced EBOLA Screening – May 21, 2026
The State Department issued this exact Health Alert today. All U.S.-bound travelers (including American citizens and green card holders) who have been in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, or South Sudan in the past 21 days must now fly into Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) for enhanced Ebola screening by CDC and CBP. This started at 11:59 p.m. EDT on May 20. It’s part of the broader response to the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in eastern DRC with cross-border spread to Uganda. Non-U.S. citizens from those countries face entry restrictions, but citizens and LPRs can still enter, they just have to route through Dulles.
Official State Department / US Embassy Health Alert:
https://do.usembassy.gov/health-alert-worldwide-caution-public-health-arrival-restrictions-and-enhanced-ebola-screening-may-21-2026/
CDC Situation Summary & Title 42 Order:
https://www.cdc.gov/ebola/situation-summary/title-42-order.html
CNN Coverage:
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/21/health/ebola-outbreak-travel-screening
RFK Jr signed off on the forced 42 day quarantines the WHO recommended
RFK Jr basically bent over and did what ever the WHO told him to do
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told @ABC News on Monday that his agency is working to address the recent hantavirus and Ebola outbreaks.
Read more: https://t.co/qFCyfhaYTR
— ABC News (@ABC) May 19, 2026