RFK Jr. orders passenger from hantavirus-stricken cruise to remain in quarantine in Nebraska, despite CDC recommendation | CNN

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. overruled a CDC expert's recommendation to release a cruise passenger to finish her quarantine at home.

Angela Perryman, who was exposed to hantavirus on the MV Hondius cruise ship, remains in federal quarantine in Nebraska.

The dispute centers on whether Florida's proposed once-daily telehealth monitoring meets federal public health standards.

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A woman who was exposed to hantavirus on the MV Hondius cruise has been ordered by US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to stay in federal quarantine, despite being cleared to return home to Florida by a federal health expert.