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Fully vaccinated nurse stuck in Mexico after testing positive for COVID-19 on her vacation
Jocelyn Brumbaugh
Sr Digital Curator
Fully vaccinated nurse stuck in Mexico after testing positive for COVID-19 on her vacation
Oh, man, It could be a long week and a half if I really have to say that long. Diane Schmitt of Delano has been sitting in a hotel room in Mexico since Thursday, unable to leave doing okay. On March 27th, Diane flew to play del Carmen for her daughter's senior trip. Diana, Children's Hospital nurse practitioner, has been fully vaccinated since January. Even so, she opted for the hotels. Covid insurance than $30 insurance would cover your stay here at the hotel for an additional 14 days and includes your room and food. So now I'm really glad I signed that paper, Diane said. It started with a sore throat last Monday. Other symptoms followed. I had some scientist pressure, so I thought, Well, I'm just getting a Sinus infection. But Thursday, Diane took a covid test required to return home, and it was positive she's been quarantined ever since. I would get tested before travel plan that it's very realistic that you could test positive. It's a very small room. They literally have a guard standing outside my door, 24 7. Diane was the only vaccinated person in her group, yet no one else tested positive as of Friday, The Minnesota Department of Health has identified 222 breakthrough cases like Diane's. My case is definitely an outlier. I was still highly recommend the vaccine. Diane is feeling better, but she needs a negative test before booking a return flight. So you have to know, Do you have the patience to be able to do that? And is that vacation worth it? Should you end up in quarantine? Heidi Wigged All carry 11 news.
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Fully vaccinated nurse stuck in Mexico after testing positive for COVID-19 on her vacation
Jocelyn Brumbaugh
Sr Digital Curator
Diane Schmidt didn't plan on being in Mexico this long.On March 27, she flew to Playa Del Carmen for her daughter's senior trip. Now, she's stuck in her hotel room and not able to leave. Towards the end of her trip, Schmidt got a sore throat and other symptoms. "I had some sinus pressure, and so I thought, 'Well, I'm just getting a sinus infection,'" she told KARE. Turns out, Schmidt —a nurse practitioner at a children's hospital who's been fully vaccinated since January — had COVID-19. A test required for her to return home confirmed the diagnosis and now, Schmidt is quarantined."It's a very small room," she said. "They literally have a guard standing outside my door 24/7. You cannot leave. Do you have the patience to be able to do that? And is that vacation worth it should you end up in quarantine?"Luckily, Schmidt opted into her hotel's COVID-19 insurance, which will cover her extended stay. "This $30 insurance would cover your stay here at the hotel for an additional 14 days and includes your room and food. So now I'm really glad I signed that paper," she said. As of last week, Schmidt's home state of Minnesota had identified 222 vaccine breakthrough cases — cases in which people who are fully vaccinated still tested positive for COVID-19. "My case is definitely an outlier. I would still highly recommend the vaccine," Schmidt said. Schmidt will need a negative test before she can book a flight home. "I think people traveling to Mexico need to be careful," she said. "You need to kind of plan that you could test positive and you could get it and now I'm looking at being here potentially 19 days after my arrival."
MINNEAPOLIS (Video: KARE via CNN) —

Diane Schmidt didn't plan on being in Mexico this long.

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On March 27, she flew to Playa Del Carmen for her daughter's senior trip. Now, she's stuck in her hotel room and not able to leave.

Towards the end of her trip, Schmidt got a sore throat and other symptoms.

"I had some sinus pressure, and so I thought, 'Well, I'm just getting a sinus infection,'" she told KARE.

Turns out, Schmidt —a nurse practitioner at a children's hospital who's been fully vaccinated since January — had COVID-19.

A test required for her to return home confirmed the diagnosis and now, Schmidt is quarantined.

"It's a very small room," she said. "They literally have a guard standing outside my door 24/7. You cannot leave. Do you have the patience to be able to do that? And is that vacation worth it should you end up in quarantine?"

Luckily, Schmidt opted into her hotel's COVID-19 insurance, which will cover her extended stay.

"This $30 insurance would cover your stay here at the hotel for an additional 14 days and includes your room and food. So now I'm really glad I signed that paper," she said.

As of last week, Schmidt's home state of Minnesota had identified 222 vaccine breakthrough cases — cases in which people who are fully vaccinated still tested positive for COVID-19.

"My case is definitely an outlier. I would still highly recommend the vaccine," Schmidt said.

Schmidt will need a negative test before she can book a flight home.

"I think people traveling to Mexico need to be careful," she said. "You need to kind of plan that you could test positive and you could get it and now I'm looking at being here potentially 19 days after my arrival."