Delivered food, strong Wi-Fi and isolation: Quarantined visitors start 2 weeks at Camp Ashland

The Department of Defense will provide temporary lodging support for up to 1,000 passengers being evacuated from China to the U.S. in response to the coronavirus outbreak there. Fifty-seven people quarantined people are staying at Camp Ashland.

NEBRASKA NATIONAL GUARD

By Rick Ruggles / World-Herald staff writer Feb 8, 2020 Updated 7 hrs ago

Those quarantined at Camp Ashland will wake or go to bed when they wish, get meals delivered to them and watch television, exercise and read to pass the time.

Federal officials have ratcheted up the Wi-Fi at Camp Ashland to provide those in quarantine with reliable Internet service.

But being cooped up in virtual isolation for about 14 days at the National Guard camp is not a vacation. Protecting them and the public from a coronavirus outbreak is the goal.

A federal Department of Health and Human Services official said late last week that authorities will strive to treat those in quarantine well and respond to reasonable requests from them. Besides concerns about the disease, though, health authorities must also consider the travelers’ emotional well-being.

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