U.S. Evacuees From China to Arrive at Eppley Airfield This Week

How evacuees from China are being handled with concerns of Novel Coronavirus spreading.

REPORTED THATSOME U-SEVACUEES FROMCHINA WILL BEHEADING TO CAMPASHLAND FORQUARANTINE.TODAY THEDEPARTMENT OFDEFENSECONFIRMED THAT,SAYING HOUSINGSUPPORT WILL BEAVAILABLE FOR 75PEOPLE.REPORTER JONKIPPER TELLS USHOW THEY PLANTO ARRIVE IN THESTATE.JON LL OPENJENNY, THE C-D-CSAID ON A MEDIACALL TODAY, THEFLIGHT WITH USPASSENGERS WILLARRIVE AT EPPLEYAIRFIELDSOMETIMETOMORROW.FROM THERE,THEY'LL BESCREENED BY THEC-D-C BEFOREGOING TO THEARMY NATIONALGUARD FACILITY.PKG11.10.22 IT'SPREMATURE TOCOMMENT ONWHETHER IT'SSLOWING DOWN,BUT WE DOBELIEVE THAT WEHAVE A WINDOWOF OPPORTUNITYNOW TO PREPARETHE UNITEDSTATES." THECENTERS FORDISEASE CONTROLSAYS THEY AREPREPARING FOR APANDEMIC ANDHOPING IT ISN'TONE.THEY SAID TODAYTHAT THE NUMBEROF CONFIRMEDCASES OF THECORONAVIRUSREMAINS AT 11-WITH ALL INFECTEDPATIENTS DOINGWELL.THEY'RE HOPINGTO KEEP IT AT THATWAY,QUARANTININGAMERICANS THATWERE IN THEWUHAN AREA INCHINA IN FOURLOCATIONS...INCLUDING THENATIONAL GUARDBASE CAMPASHLAND, WHICHSITS 20 MILESFROM OMAHA.10.58.58 "IT WASBASED ON OURUNDERSTANDINGOF THE LOCATIONTHAT THEY CAMEFROM AND OURCALCULATION OFTHEIR RISK OFGETTING THECORONAVUIRUSAND THEPOTENTIAL RISK OFTHEM PASSING ITON TO THEIRFAMILIES ANDCOMMUNITIES." ANEBRASKAMEDICINESPOKESPERSONSAYS THEPASSENGERS AREEXPECTED TOLAND IN A REMOTEAND ISOLATEDPARKING AREA.AND A EPPLEYAIRFIELDSPOKEMAN SAYS INA STATEMENT "NOPASSENGERSFROM THIS FLIGHTWILL BETRAVELLINGTHROUGH THEPUBLIC TERMINALAT EPPLEYAIRFIELD.THE ARRIVAL OFTHIS FLIGHT WILLHAVE NO IMPACTTO NORMALPASSENGER ANDFLIGHTOPERATIONS INOMAHA." FROMTHERE THEY'LL BETAKEN TO THEBASE FOR A 14 DAYQUARANTINE.ONCE THERE, THEYWON'T BEALLOWED INTOCOMMON AREASLIKE THE DININGHALL, BUTSENSIBLEARRANGEMENTSWILL BE MADE FORTHE GUESTS TOGET FRESH AIR.10.59.19 "THEYHAVE HOUSINGUNITS AND I THINKTHEY ARE GOINGABOUT DAILY LIFETHERE THE BESTTHAT THEY CAN, IUNDERSTANDFROM THE FOLKSON THE GROUNDTHAT IN GENERAL,THEY AREGRATEFUL TO BEHOME AND HAVEBEEN VERYCOOPERATIVE.BUT WE KNOW IT'SNOT EASY THINGTHAT WERE ASKINGTHEM TO DO."JON LL TAGTHE IOWADEPARTMENT OFHEALTHANNOUNCEDTODAY THATTHEY'RE TESTINGTWO INDIVIDUALSAND HAVEISOLATED THEMFROM THE PUBLIC.THOSE RESULTSWILL COME IN THENEXT FEW DAYS.THEY WOULD NOTSAY WHERE THESEPEOPLE ARELOCATED.IN THE STUDIO JONKIPPER 3NNTHE NEBRASKADEPARTMENT O