What next for US passengers evacuated from hantavirus-hit cruise ship?

What next for US passengers evacuated from hantavirus-hit cruise ship?Just nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleMax MatzaWatch: Passengers evacuated from hantavirus outbreak ship in TenerifeSeventeen American passengers from a virus-hit cruise ship docked in Spain's Canary Islands are being flown by a government charter plane to be evaluated at a US medical facility.When they arrive at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in the city of Omaha they will be screened by medical officials who will determine whether they are sick and in need of treatment, or healthy enough to return to their homes.They are among more than 90 passengers of the MV Hondius who were being evacuated on Sunday. Officials say the risk of a major outbreak is very low.Seven other US passengers have already returned and are being monitored in their home states.The passengers were pictured wearing blue gowns, bouffant caps, and medical face masks when they disembarked on Sunday at the port of Grandilla de Abona in Tenerife.A British national who resides in the US was being evacuated along with the 17 American passengers.The acting director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Sunday that the agency was interviewing the MV Hondius cruise ship passengers before their flight to the US. Once they arrive in Nebraska, officials will "assess them for risk" to the public, Jay Bhattacharya told CNN.The passengers will only be considered a threat to public health if they were in close contact with someone experiencing hantavirus symptoms, which is the only way the virus can spread between people."If they weren't in close contact with someone who was symptomatic, then we're going to deem them a low risk," said Bhattacharya."If they were in close contact, we're going to deem them a medium or high risk. "At that point, we will offer them alternatives," he continued, adding that it "will include advice given".Thi...