OMAHA, Nebraska - For the second time this week, an American who was evacuated to the United States from the Diamond Princess cruise ship is being transferred to UNMC/Nebraska Medicine for monitoring for the coronavirus. This person has tested positive for the disease but was originally being monitored in California at Travis Air Force Base.
This person is the spouse of one of the 13 people who arrived in Omaha on February 13th. This person will arrive at Eppley Airfield at 9:45 p.m. Tuesday, February 25th. Again, this will be in an isolated area away from the terminal. The person will then be taken to the National Quarantine Unit.
Nebraska Medicine/ UNMC reports this will be the last time that spouses from the Diamond Princess will be reunited at the facility here in Omaha. One person has a spouse elsewhere but that person has tested negative. Those who test negative will not be transported.
This makes 15 people that are being monitored for coronavirus in Omaha. There are 20 beds in the National Quarantine Unit and ten beds in the Nebraska Biocontainment Unit.
Two people have tested negative and they could leave quarantine on March 2nd.