On February 7, 2020, UNMC and Nebraska Medicine answered the national call to support 57 Americans returning from Wuhan, China, in need of quarantine and care during the initial outbreak of COVID-19. Upon arrival, patients were safely housed at the Nebraska National Guard’s Camp Ashland location for a 14-day quarantine period as mandated by the CDC. By February 20, 2020, all 57 patients were released after two negative COVID tests.
