A man in Texas who has been diagnosed with Ebola had been in the country for several days before being hospitalized and quarantined.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry held a press conference today and said that school children are being monitored after having been near the Ebola patient:
Breaking: Gov. Rick Perry says "some school age children had contact" with the #Ebola patient in Dallas.#khou pic.twitter.com/XeuOmPnCTA
— The Bishop (@BillBishopKHOU) October 1, 2014
TX Gov. Perry: Some school-aged children have been in contact with #Ebola patient http://t.co/FbQhOGVto6 @NewsHour pic.twitter.com/mHJbifx7nk
— Joshua Barajas (@Josh_Barrage) October 1, 2014
Gov. Rick Perry says some school-age children had contact with Ebola patient and are being monitored for the disease. pic.twitter.com/ouKZ27LtTB
— CNBC (@CNBC) October 1, 2014
Texas Gov. Perry says school-aged children had contact with #Ebola patient; they’ve been identified & being monitored http://t.co/FnYmXmj0Ar
— FOX59 News (@FOX59) October 1, 2014
Not good :(. Gov Perry announcing acc to CNN Ebola patient in contact with school aged children.And hospital didn't inquire about his travel
— Carolyn Foote (@technolibrary) October 1, 2014
Rick Perry is on TV to tell us that school age children have been exposed to Ebola. But not to panic!
— Trisha Lemons (@trishmunky) October 1, 2014
Updates:
https://twitter.com/eliseviebeck/status/517367416104685568
A few parents at Sam Tasby Middle School have picked up students– #DHHS says student may have been exposed to #Ebola pic.twitter.com/4j02P79gyl
— Sebastian Robertson (@srobertsontv) October 1, 2014
#Dallas #HHD says student at LL Hotchkiss Elementary may have come in contact with #Ebola — parents picking up #wfaa pic.twitter.com/f7dxwiMBHm
— Sebastian Robertson (@srobertsontv) October 1, 2014
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