New York doctor Craig Spencer rode the subway, went to a bowling alley, and took a taxi cab last night. Today he reportedly tested positive for the Ebola virus.
Via the New York Times:
A doctor in New York City who recently returned from treating Ebola patients in Guinea tested positive for the Ebola virus Thursday, becoming the city’s first diagnosed case.
The doctor, Craig Spencer, was rushed to Bellevue Hospital on Thursday and placed in isolation while health care workers spread out across the city to trace anyone he might have come into contact with in recent days. A further test will be conducted by the federal Centers for Disease Control to confirm the initial test.
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Even as the authorities worked to confirm that Mr. Spencer was infected with Ebola, it emerged that he traveled from Manhattan to Brooklyn on the subway on Wednesday night, when he went to a bowling alley and then took a taxi home.
UPDATE: Doctor who treated Ebola patients in Africa reports 103° fever http://t.co/chNgv228J5
Photo: Shaun Smith pic.twitter.com/SYCVrq0ddU
— NBC New York (@NBCNewYork) October 23, 2014
So thoughtful of the doctor to go bowling just a week after caring for Ebola patients. http://t.co/iqlxPKQaxF
— MrsLibertas™ (@Bloviate_Barbie) October 23, 2014
This Daily Mail article seems to confirm #Gutter as the #bowling alley Dr. Craig Spencer went as its closed today @mathfaithworks #Ebola
— Amila Karunaratne (@A_Karunaratne) October 24, 2014
Editor’s note: Our headline has been altered to indicate that Dr. Spencer went to a bowling alley. Initially, we stated that he bowled, which may or may not be the case.
Update: Yes, he bowled.
"He did bowl." – NYC health bureaucrat at #Ebola press conference on patient Dr. Craig Spencer.
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) October 24, 2014
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