90-Second Read: Two people suspected of having Hantavirus arriving in Atlanta today, airport says

A medical convoy departed Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Monday and went to Emory University Hospital. Officials in Nebraska, speaking at a press conference on the situation in that state, said two people were flown to Atlanta. The officials in Nebraska were asked several times by reporters why two people were separately transported to Atlanta, which they indicated was a decision made for capacity reasons. Those officials said the patients were "under medical evaluation." The Georgia Department of Public Health also said Monday two Georgia residents who had already come back from the cruise and were being monitored were still asymptomatic.

At 10 a.m., it appeared a medical convoy began to depart the airport. The two people were then wheeled from the ambulances into the facility wearing full protective gear. Emory's Serious Communicable Diseases Unit treated Ebola patients during an outbreak of that infectious disease in 2014. The Governor has been briefed by both federal and state partners.

To stream 11Alive on your phone, you need the 11Alive app. The airliner reportedly transported several Americans to Nebraska early Monday morning from the virus-hit MV Hondius after it ported in the Canary Islands. Just after 10:40 a.m., the convoy arrived at Emory University Hospital. 11Alive has reached out to agencies, including the Governor's Office, for more information.

One symptomatic individual is receiving care in Emory's biocontainment unit, and one asymptomatic individual, identified as a close contact, is undergoing evaluation and monitoring. Emory University Hospital is part of the Regional Emerging Special Pathogen Treatment Center network within the federally supported National Special Pathogen System, which provides specialized capabilities for safely managing high-consequence infectious diseases.