Ebola Hits NYC
While the U.S. government takes steps to protect the nation and President Obama tries to calm fears, the spread of Ebola again is in the news. CNN reports that a doctor who recently returned from Guinea has tested positive for Ebola — the first case of the virus in New York City and the fourth diagnosed in the United States. Dr. Craig Spencer returned to the United States last week after treating Ebola patients in Guinea, where he worked for Doctors Without Borders. He completed his work in Guinea on October 12 and left the country two days later via Brussels, Belgium. He arrived at John F. Kennedy International Airport on October 17, but he exhibited no symptoms of the virus until Thursday morning. The physician, who works at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, was checking his temperature twice a day. He has not seen any patients since his return.