
"The number will drop as we focus in on
those whose contact may represent a potential risk of infection," she
said. Health commissioner Dr David Lakey said four of Mr Duncan's close
relatives had been ordered to stay at home and not receive visitors until 19
October. Police have been posted outside their home to be sure and officials
are delivering groceries to the home and preparing to have it professionally
cleaned. Workers were scrubbing the car park outside the apartment with
high-pressure water and bleach, Reuters reported. Within 24 hours of Mr
Duncan's diagnosis, Texas health officials identified 12-18 people who came
into contact with him at his house, including his partner and her five
children.
None of these people has yet exhibited any
symptoms, Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins said on Thursday afternoon. Mr
Duncan is believed to have contracted Ebola as he helped transport a pregnant
woman stricken with the virus. But when filling out a form prior to leaving
Liberia two weeks ago, he answered "no" to a question about whether
he had cared for an Ebola patient. "We wish him a speedy recovery; we
await his arrival in Liberia" to face prosecution, Binyah Kesselly, the
chairman of the board of directors of the Liberia Airport Authority, said. Mr
Duncan was initially sent home from hospital with antibiotics and not admitted
and isolated for another two days. The disease, which is not contagious until
symptoms appear, is spread via close contact with bodily fluids. Source ( BBC)
0 comments:
Post a Comment