Eighteen people from a cruise ship that faced a hantavirus outbreak are being monitored at medical facilities in Nebraska and Georgia. One tested positive for the Andes virus, health officials said.
Eighteen people – 17 Americans and one British national – have returned to the U.S. after evacuating the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius on Sunday. They are now quarantined in either Nebraska or Georgia, as health officials monitor them for symptoms of the sometimes deadly virus. One of 17 American passengers evacuated from the ship and flown to Nebraska also tested positive for the hantavirus but is not showing any symptoms, and another had mild symptoms, U.S. health officials said late Sunday. Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5872451-5-things-to-know-about-the-quarantined-americans-from-the-hantavirus-stricken-cruise-ship/ #Hantavirus #CruiseShip #Quarantine #MVHondius
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced plans to phase out U.S. military financial aid, aiming for greater self-reliance and stronger ties with Gulf states.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced plans to phase out U.S. military financial aid , aiming for greater self-reliance and stronger ties with Gulf states. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has expressed his intention to wind down U.S. military financial aid to Israel within the next decade. In an interview , Netanyahu stated his goal of reducing annual aid from $3.8 billion to zero while strengthening Israel’s self-reliance and ties with Gulf states. DETAIL: Netanyahu noted Israel currently receives the annuel $3.8 billion sum under a 10-year, $38 billion U.S. aid package running through 2028, but argued it is the right time to “reset” the relationship as Israel strengthens ties…Open
