An Orange County, NY man stranded aboard an expedition cruise ship tied to a hantavirus outbreak is continuing to share updates from sea as the vessel makes its way toward Spain\u2019s Canary Islands.<\/p>\n
Jake Rosmarin, of Monroe, has been posting videos and photos from onboard the M\/V Hondius, where passengers have remained under heightened precautions following reports of illness aboard the ship. <\/p>\n
In a social media update Wednesday, Rosmarin said passengers needing medical care and screening had been evacuated from the vessel and transferred to medical facilities. He also said two infectious disease physicians are now onboard and that no additional passengers are currently showing symptoms.<\/p>\n
\u201cPassengers still have access to fresh air on the outer decks, meals can be delivered directly to cabins, and everyone onboard continues to be cared for and supported,\u201d Rosmarin wrote. The ship had been delayed off Cape Verde after concerns surrounding the outbreak. Reuters reports the vessel departed Wednesday and is expected to arrive in Tenerife within days.<\/p>\n
Rosmarin also thanked Oceanwide Expeditions and the ship\u2019s crew, saying they have been \u201cdoing everything they can to keep everyone safe, informed, and comfortable.\u201d<\/p>\n
Monroe Town Supervisor Maureen Richardson said Rosmarin comes from what the town considers a \u201cfounding family\u201d through the longtime local business Rosmarin\u2019s Day Camp. \u201cOur thoughts are with him and his loved ones during this incredibly difficult time,\u201d Richardson said. \u201cJake and I attended MW together and used to play cards every morning before middle school classes. He has always been bright, inquisitive, and good\u2011humored.\u201d<\/p>\n
Richardson also praised Rosmarin\u2019s photography work, saying he has \u201cmade our community extremely proud through the way his photography captures the spirit of Monroe.\u201d \u201cThat talent has taken him around the world,\u201d she said. \u201cWe will continue to hope for answers, safety for everyone on board, and Jake\u2019s safe passage home.\u201d<\/p>\n
In a statement Wednesday, the CDC said the federal government is \u201cclosely monitoring the situation\u201d involving U.S. travelers onboard the vessel. \u201cOur top priority remains the health and safety of all U.S. passengers,\u201d the statement said. The agency said the Department of State is leading a coordinated response involving diplomatic coordination and international health authorities, while emphasizing that \u201cthe risk to the American public is extremely low.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hantavirus is a rare disease primarily spread through exposure to infected rodents, though some strains can spread person\u2011to\u2011person.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"An Orange County, NY man stranded aboard an expedition cruise ship tied to a hantavirus outbreak is continuing…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":223610,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[98,100,99,9,24,63],"class_list":["post-223609","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn-headlines","tag-brooklyn-news","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223609","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=223609"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223609\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/223610"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=223609"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=223609"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=223609"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}