Experts, authorities detail coronavirus quarantine preparations, run drills at Camp Ashland

The 70 Americans en route to Camp Ashland for precautionary quarantine for

are not sick, medical experts emphasized at Thursday morning's update at the Unversity of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha.

That message was emphatically repeated by local medical experts and federal authorities updating the public Thursday morning at UNMC's Buffett Cancer Center about the flight of Americans en route to Ashland from China for precautionary quarantine for coronavirus.

One plane is expected to arrive sometime Friday. No further quarantine flights are expected at this time, but updates will be provided to the community if that changes, authorities said.

Those in quarantine are having their temperatures checked twice daily and are being asked numerous times daily about any slight changes in respiratory conditions, Kasowski said.

If any of them develop symptoms of any sort, they will be transferred to UNMC for isolation and care as needed, he said.

Holding people in quarantine during an incubation period is what prevents public infection, another UNMC official said during the press update.

Typically utilized by students or soldiers completing training, the facilities at Camp Ashland are described as simple lodging facilities resembling modest hotel rooms. Some facilities are adjoining to accommodate family units and keep families together. As the arrivals span several age groups, including children and the elderly, the teams are working with other organizations to provide activities, internet access, and other amenities.

Nebraska Medicine and UNMC are partnering with the federal government to monitor the Americans during the remainder of their quarantine at Camp Ashland. The National Guard and the Department of Defense are supporting efforts at the location as well.

The group's 14-day quarantine began

, the epicenter of the

.

If someone becomes ill, they shouldn't immediately suspect coronavirus, one expert said Thursday.

Experts encouraged the public to seek out information about coronavirus from trusted sources like the Centers for Disease Control and the World Health Organization. The CDC has been updating its website daily with coronavirus information for the public.

“We have the expertise at UNMC to deal with these infectious diseases. We demonstrated that with the Ebola virus," Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts said at the news conference.