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. The 11Alive SkyTracker was able to observe people in medical protective gear coming off and on the plane.

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 airliner reportedly transported several Americans to Nebraska early Monday morning from the virus-hit MV Hondius after it ported in the Canary Islands. They were described as a couple, one of them symptomatic.

To stream 11Alive on your phone, you need the 11Alive app. 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. There is no risk to the public at this time," Governor Brian Kemp's office stated. Example video title will go here for this video Example video title will go here for this video

The Governor has been briefed by both federal and state partners. DPH remains in active communication with the CDC and other partners and will continue to do so as needed, as we monitor developments over the coming days and weeks.