People are naturally on edge as news comes in about the spread of the Ebola virus in western Africa. Maybe that’s a good thing. Healthy fear leads to vigilance.
Oh crap RT @Bogs4NY: News 4 @ 5pm: Ebola scare at NYC hospital…person who flew into JFK from Africa. Isolated & tested Bellevue Hospital
— olliander (@ollieblog) July 31, 2014
@Bogs4NY @Sport234a It's here.
— Greg Wierenga (@Gdubya1) July 31, 2014
@Bogs4NY US should ban flights from affected countries until they get handle on this! Obama could do that, but won't. #EbolaOutbreak
— penelope210 (@penelopesire) July 31, 2014
HHC spox tells News 4 – patient admitted to Bellevue is improving and no longer being considered for Ebola virus #NBC4NY
— Steven Bognar (@Bogs4NY) July 31, 2014
NYC HHC spox says all hospitals (11 total) are on alert to look for signs of Ebola – particularly patients who traveled to Africa #NBC4NY
— Steven Bognar (@Bogs4NY) July 31, 2014
Thankfully it sounds like the patient is not infected with Ebola, but an American infected with the virus is being transported to Atlanta, Georgia, to be treated at Emory University Hospital. Some question the wisdom of that decision.
Emory University Hospital in Atlanta to get an ebola patient http://t.co/hqAQq8evE6
— Jennifer Haberkorn (@jenhab) July 31, 2014
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CNN JUST IN: Medevac flight departs U.S. to pick up U.S. #Ebola patients in Liberia
— Vaughn Sterling (@vplus) July 31, 2014
@cochisemom @vplus This is how an Pandemic will start ! Before they would Quarantine them ,live or die.
— Tim Brown (@scoladd) July 31, 2014
@scoladd yep! This is one of those cases where the treatment should go to the patient! & NOT the patient to the treatment! 1chance to many!
— Cochise's Mom (@cochisemom) July 31, 2014
BREAKING – CNN confirms a medevac plane departed from GA tonight headed to Liberia to pick up American @SamaritansPurse workers w/ Ebola.
— Danielle Dellorto (@DanielleTV) July 31, 2014
@DanielleCNN @ShawnRTV6 @SamaritansPurse ….and bring them back here?
— Houkago Lenin Club ☭ (@magikarp424) July 31, 2014
@DanielleCNN I don't like that at all
— Dorrine Mendoza (@dorrine) July 31, 2014
Stunning image: Health workers burying an Ebola victim in Liberia. http://t.co/2Zy41RQOFY pic.twitter.com/LZwY9wuVwv
— Steve Silberman (@stevesilberman) July 31, 2014
The containment device on the plane that will take the Ebola patients to Atlanta –> http://t.co/gl0idqr90f pic.twitter.com/OV7peSj3Wf
— Jimmy Orr (@JimmyOrr) July 31, 2014
This is picture of US government charter plane that will pick up Ebola patient(s) from Africa to go to Atlanta. pic.twitter.com/0LGJbjIRkB
— ScottGordonNBC5 (@ScottGordonNBC5) July 31, 2014
https://twitter.com/EWErickson/status/494973357600047104
https://twitter.com/EnasYorl/status/494975282650951680
NEW – first here: US House plans to hold an Ebola hrng next Thurs. Tho Congess will be gone, @RepChrisSmith feels it's urgent matter.
— Lisa Desjardins (@LisaDNews) July 31, 2014
Urgent indeed.
Editor’s note: This post has been updated to correct two grammatical errors.