NY Governor Hochul: three MV Hondius passengers 'call New York home' (one in NYC, two in Orange and Westchester counties)

ABC7 NY / WABC (May 12 2026): New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Monday confirmed that 'three passengers on the hantavirus-infected ship "call New York home".' Hochul: 'One passenger is from New York City while the other two are residents of Orange County and Westchester County.' On her statement that she did not yet know whether the three would return to NY to quarantine: 'I believe that there is a 42-day monitoring period, and they can decide whether they want to do that in Nebraska or come back and make other accommodations.' On the public-risk framing: 'it's transmitted very differently than the coronavirus, there's no panic, no concern.' The three New York residents are inside the existing UNMC quarantine cohort (15 in the quarantine unit + 1 in biocontainment unit at UNMC, per same-day CDC confirmation); this event clarifies the state-level breakdown rather than adding new individuals.

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ABC7 NY (WABC)

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