Thomas Duncan, the man who has been diagnosed with the first case of Ebola in the U.S., signed off on airport paperwork claiming to have had no contact with any one infected, in spite of living with a pregnant woman who ultimately died of the disease. That oversight is what allowed him to travel to the U.S. and officials intend to charge him with a federal crime because of it.
We also learned today that Duncan traveled to the states to visit his son and his ex and that she cared for him while he was sick. She also didn't change the sheets or towels used by Duncan and as of dinner time October 2 the CDC still had not sent out a qualified worker to pick up the potentially deadly materials in spite of CNN calling and asking them to do so. Duncan's ex and her family were quarantined today almost forcefully and the placement of an armed guard at their front door speaks volumes about the severity of the situation.
We also had originally heard that five children attending 4 different schools could have been infected and that they were under quarantine. Today we were updated on the fact that there were 3 more kids in another school that may have come into contact with the virus and that at least one of them was in school up until Wednesday morning. The facts keep changing and the updates seem to contradict the reassurances that were handed out just a few hours earlier.
The CDC is trying to act like everything will be fine. Do you believe them or do you think that this is just the beginning of a series medical crisis in the U.S.?
