A movie script that nobody would believe because it sounds too unbelievable but, alas, is true. From ABC News:
A Dallas health care worker who handled clinical specimens from an Ebola-infected patient is on a cruise ship in the Caribbean – with the worker self-quarantined and being monitored for signs of infection, the State Department said in a statement.
According to the government statement, the unidentified female worker departed on a cruise ship from Galveston, Texas on Oct. 12 and was out of the country before being notified of active monitoring required by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Keep in mind, the first Dallas nurse had checked herself into the hospital on October 10 and was put into isolation immediately after she reported a spike in her temperature. Maybe it’s time we have a travel ban on health workers from Dallas because they don’t seem to be able to exercise any common sense on their own.
And as you might imagine, Twitter users are quite unhappy with this latest bit of news:
"You just handled ebola blood. So yeah, a cruise sounds like just the thing!" -Someone at CDC who will not be fired http://t.co/TsXIAFvq7q
— David Freddoso (@freddoso) October 17, 2014
State Dept: "We are working with the cruise line to safely bring them back to the United States out of an abundance of caution." #Ebola
— T.J. Holmes (@tjholmes) October 17, 2014
State Dept. is in contact with cruise line, and health care worker worker and traveling partner are "isolated in a cabin." #Ebola
— T.J. Holmes (@tjholmes) October 17, 2014
Poop cruise, you have been bested. http://t.co/E6cFA8xxiZ
— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) October 17, 2014
@NBCNews sounds like following " protocol ". CDC told them not to fly. #Ebola
— John DePetro Show (@JohnDePetroshow) October 17, 2014
Um, #CDC what part of "monitor & not let travel" did you not understand? Now a #Dallas nurse stuck in Belize on cruise possibly w/ #Ebola?
— Jami (@Jami_USA) October 17, 2014
https://twitter.com/EdInTheICU/status/523047122049191936
https://twitter.com/cliffpotter/status/523040736921800704
https://twitter.com/Yann_Perrod/status/523047364521906176
https://twitter.com/kentindell/status/523045683189006336
@jackiesuelong ebola cruise or poop cruise – which is worse?
— Shawn Reynolds (@ShawnReynolds_) October 17, 2014
@USATODAY this just gets crazier and crazier
— Rita Vargas Moore (@babydoll32720) October 17, 2014
Uh…WHAT?! "Hospital Worker Handled Ebola Samples Is 'Self-Monitoring' On A Cruise Ship In The Caribbean."http://t.co/QFfx7LG7XJ
— ConservativeNotCrazy (@IAMMGraham) October 17, 2014
Oh, and guess what:
This is crazy. Cruise ship denied entry to Belize because of … Ebola!… http://t.co/HzTfP3PZoM
— Zuri Berry (@zuriberry) October 17, 2014
That’s right, Belize won’t let the ship dock. Maybe some of the CDC experts should lecture them on why their travel ban is really only going to help spread the disease and not keep the people of Belize safe.
Related:
Full Twitchy coverage of Ebola here.
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