Egg sandwiches and isolation - Life in US hantavirus quarantine

Egg sandwiches and isolation - Life in US hantavirus quarantine13 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleSheila FlynnSenior US reporterJake Rosmarin made an egg sandwich for breakfast Wednesday in his quarantine room in Omaha using ingredients ordered from a numbered menu provided by staff at the medical facility he and 15 others expect to call home for the next 40 days.The 29-year-old had planned to be back in Boston with his fiance after a 35-day cruise to some of the most remote places on Earth. Instead, hantavirus claimed the lives of three of his fellow passengers on the MV Hondius - sparking an international frenzy over how and where to repatriate others onboard.Facing weeks alone in quarantine, Rosmarin told the BBC on Wednesday that he was adapting to the new routine of "not too much". An "all-garbed-up" nurse knocks on his door twice a day to remind him to take and report his temperature, which so far has been normal. For other interactions, like bringing food and requested blankets, staff are similarly "garbed up, not in hazmat suits, but they are garbed up in a better mask and a shield and that kind of stuff".When staff entered Rosmarin's room to take blood on Tuesday, they were dressed in even more gear, "and between rooms, they have to take it off and then put on new gear", he said.On Wednesday morning, he had not yet received the results of those Tuesday tests. But he has been keeping busy by ordering creature comforts to help him endure the stay."I'm expecting some packages today and tomorrow, and hopefully I can start making it feel a little more like home," he said. "I'm expecting a mattress pad for my bed and new pillows and things like that."The packages were a mix of items Rosmarin ordered and items sent by loved ones."I think I'm just overwhelmed," he said. "I don't even know what to request. But yesterday, the first package that I got was...