90-Second Read: Nurse who treated Georgia Ebola patients shares into Hantavirus battle at Emory

A former nurse at Emory Hospital who treated Ebola patients in 2014 is sharing insight into what could be taking place inside the Hantavirus unit. She told Channel 2's Cory James that it could be a very isolating experience for the two passengers who are quarantining. While she says that the Hantavirus unit could be very different, the standards and policies are likely the same.

Sarah Chism says they are in good hands because the medical staff does extensive infectious disease training for moments like this. At anytime, if there was only one patient there always has to be two nurses, there has to be a nurse in that middle room and then a nurse in the patient room. She says the nurse in the patient room would go into a locker room after leaving the patient and take off the outer layer of PPE.

The nurse in the middle room would then clean behind the other nurse. Chism said the decontamination process was also used when samples were collected. There will be no contamination; the policy and standards are so high.