13 American Cruise Evacuees Taken to Nebraska Hospital Over Coronavirus Fears

Buses believed to carry the U.S. passengers of the cruise ship Diamond Princess leave the Daikoku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, Japan on Feb. 17, 2020. Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters

Several Diamond Princess cruise ship passengers who were described as a “high risk,” along with their spouses, were taken to Nebraska, after displaying potential COVID-19 symptoms or testing positive, said state health officials on Monday.

The Americans were taken University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha for isolation, said state officials in an afternoon press conference.