“I’M BEING HELD HOSTAGE.” — A CRUISE PASSENGER’S SHOCKING CLAIM IS NOW SPARKING A NATIONAL DEBATE. Weeks after being exposed to hantavirus aboard a cruise ship, Angela Perryman says she remains trapped in quarantine despite reportedly showing no symptoms and being cleared by health officials to continue monitoring at home. Now, with federal authorities and Florida officials seemingly at odds over what should happen next, her emotional plea is raising difficult questions about where public safety ends — and personal freedom begins.
Hantavirus Cruise Passenger Says She’s ‘Being Held Hostage’ Due to Public Health Dispute Between CDC, Florida A 47-year-old woman who was exposed to hantavirus on the MV Hondius cruise ship is fighting to finish her six-week quarantine period at home. Angela Perryman is one of the 18 American passengers on the ship whom the U.S. Department of Health … Read more