90-Second Read: ‘Nerve wracking’: Atlanta Airport travelers learn of Hantavirus patients’ arrival

People flying in and out of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport say it's concerning that a plane arriving there carrying two passengers from a cruise ship where there was a Hantavirus outbreak. Minter has heard the Department of Public Health say the Hantavirus poses no threat to the public at this time. Some travelers said they remember Covid, which started out with a few patients and kept growing.

So, when she heard the plane landed carrying two passengers from the cruise ship, she worried about the virus spreading. The passengers were taken to Emory University Hospital's Serious Communicable Diseases unit where they are being monitored. Once again, the Department of Public Health says there is no threat to the public at this time.

Jones talked to so many travelers who had no idea about the virus and hadn't heard about the outbreak. Some travelers say they'd like to hear from the experts before getting concerned. But that's also what they said at the beginning of the Covid pandemic.