Gov, Kathy Hochul announced that three individuals were aboard the MV Hondius, the vessel hit by a rare hantavirus outbreak, are New Yorkers. “There are three individuals who call New York home. We don’t know whether those individuals will be returning to New York. I believe that there is a 42-day monitoring period,” Hochul said. US health officials say that seventeen Americans in total are headed to Nebraska for testing. It is not yet clear whether they will quarantine in New York or in Nebrask

John the beloved was the one who stayed when everyone else ran, and witnessed the crucifixion. He leaned on Jesus’ chest at the last supper. He was chosen with Peter and James to be there in Jesus most glorified and most vulnerable moments. He was the last one to die and Jesus came and met him before his death. There is no favoritism with God, but there is uniqueness in each relationship. Jesus loved John, but John is not called The Beloved because he was loved more than others, but because he h

A South Bay resident from Santa Clara County was on the MV Hondius cruise ship but disembarked before the hantavirus outbreak. Two other Californians were also on the ship and disembarked over the weekend in the Canary Islands. They are now in quarantine at a federal facility in Nebraska. The fourth Californian, a Sacramento County resident, has returned home. That person was not on the ship but was exposed to someone who was ill on a plane in South Africa, according to health officials. #hantav

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