90-Second Read: Hantavirus outbreak: Plane with cruise ship passengers lands in Atlanta

A plane carrying a couple who were on board the M/V Hondius cruise ship at the center of the Hantavirus outbreak landed at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Monday. I know it's something the White House and Trump administration has also asked that these individuals come to Atlanta because they have that much confidence in us." At least one of them is showing symptoms, Nebraska health officials said. Federal healthcare workers are taking every precaution needed in each of these cases, and there is no risk to the public at this time. The couple, were moved to Atlanta to have more space in case other people test positive. And this is a very well rehearsed system that exists, and what you are seeing is that system work exactly as intended.".

Right now, the folks, the passengers, that are all in the sort of assessment phase, they're going to be here for at least a few days while we do assessments and then coordination from what happens next. The Georgia Department of Public Health previously confirmed that two Georgians were on the cruise ship and returned home last week. Neither of those passengers were showing symptoms, but are being monitored. Brian Kemp briefly addressed the situation during a bill signing Monday, saying Georgia is as equipped as any state to deal with these type of patients. I mean, this is a system that exists for exactly this kind of scenario, and what you are seeing is the system working.

They were taken from the plane by ambulance to Emory Hospital and are being placed in a bio-containment unit. We'll have the latest on Channel 2 Action News starting at 4:00 p.m. We're going to help get these people back, get them in the right environment that doesn't put our fellow Georgians in jeopardy. They certainly have the option to stay here for the entire 42-day period.

Channel 2 Action News has reached out to the CDC for more information.