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Around 7 a.m., people in hazmat suits helped unload passengers from a Kalitta Air jet that arrived at Eppley Airfield. Those people were put on Nebraska Medicine shuttles and ambulances.
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Around 7 a.m., people in hazmat suits helped unload passengers from a Kalitta Air jet that arrived at Eppley Airfield. Those people were put on Nebraska Medicine shuttles and ambulances.
The passengers were taken to the University of Nebraska Medical Center campus.
The Omaha Police Department, Omaha Fire Department and Nebraska State Patrol have helped secure the scene.
Kalitta Air is the same airline that brought 57 possible COVID-19 (formerly known as coronavirus) patients to the Omaha metro on Feb. 7. Those people are still being held in quarantine at Camp Ashland through the end of the week.
A CDC representative on scene said that if the plane did have more quarantined patients, doctors would do an immediate medical screening. If there is an immediate medical need, the patients would then be transported to the hospital for immediate medical care.
Officials have not released any information about passengers on board the plane.
KETV NewsWatch 7's Quanecia Fraser reached out to Nebraska Medicine earlier Monday morning to find out if there were plans to house the latest round of potential patients in Nebraska. Here's the statement sent by spokesperson Taylor Wilson:
"We are aware of this effort to rescue these American citizens from a cruise ship off the coast of Japan. Because this operation is still unfolding, we don’t have specific information about our possible involvement. However, we are prepared to utilize the world-class facilities at UNMC/Nebraska Medicine along with the internationally-recognized expertise of our infectious diseases specialists if our nation again needs us during this time. We will keep you updated with additional details as things become more clear."
KETV has reached out to the Center for Disease Control, Nebraska Medicine and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response for more details.