6. A wide variety of stories coming up. Kaci hickox spent unwelcome time under quarantine in new jersey. She was released and should be arriving in the state of maine any time soon. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie ordered her into isolation after returning from west africa after what appeared to be at the time a fever. Something she denied. Miguel marquez takes a closer look. Reporter new Jersey Governor Chris Christie not backing down from his mandatory quarantine order. I absolutely have no second thoughts about it. Reporter but his handling of ebola nurse kaci hickoxs quarantine in new york is getting slammed. She had just landed at newark after treating ebola patients in sierra leone when christie he was announcing a 21day mandatory quarantine. I came back from one of the most difficult months in my life and to make me stay with 21 days to put me through this emotional and physical stress is unacceptable. Reporter conditions in quarantine stark. The toilet wrapped in plastic sit
Welcome to our viewers in the u. S. And around the world. Thanks for joining us. We begin with some disheartening news in the fight to stop the ebola help demic. The World Health Organization says more than 4,000 people have now die friday the virus. The vast majority are in the west african nations of liberia, sierra leone and new guinea. New yorks swron f. Kennedy airport will become the first in the u. S. To use additional screening measures on passengers traveling from ebola areas. They will have their temperatures taken and be asked if they have been exposed to anyone with the illness. In brazil, Officials Say a 47yearold man has been tested for ebola, recently arriving from new guinea and had developed a fever. Officials expect results within 24 hours, but they say they doubt the man actually has the virus. Meanwhile, officials in spain are trying desperately to calm public fears. A nurse assistant in madrid is being treated for ebola, the first known person to contract the virus
We begin with the latest to contain the Ebola Outbreak. In the coming hours, new yorks jfk airport will be the first in the United States to implement new screening efforts announced this week. Four more airports will announce screenings. And in london, heathrow and at airline terminals, as well. Meanwhile, the World Health Organization now says that more than 4,000 people have died in the ebola epidemic. More than half in liberia, other areas such as guinea. Meanwhile, the Health Officials are trying to calm fears. One spokesperson who is the first person in the latest outbreak to contract the virus outside of africa. Isa soares joins us now, what is the Prime Minister doing to reassure the people, given this climate . Reporter good morning, zain, ill give you an update. I want to give you the latest developments. We now learned that three other people are basically being admitted overnight bringing the total to 17 admitted, just so that our viewers are aware, we have one case of ebol
3800 people have died from ebola in west africa. Duncan is the face we associate with ebola. Reminder what a deadly enemy the disease is and how the Health Care System has the to do Everything Possible to fight it. The three key steps are first thinking of the possibility of ebola and identifying who may have the disease. So that, second, they scan be rapidly tested. And third, effectively isolated. Thats crucial for our response. And the identification, diagnosis, and safe care of any one who may have ebola need to be top of mind right now for Health Care Providers throughout the country. In a moment, Elizabeth Cohen will dig deeper. Gary tuchman has the latest on the possible second case in texas. What do you know. Dallas county sheriffs deputy one of the first responders, is now being treated himself for the possibility of ebola in the very same hospital where mr. Duncan was. It started this afternoon around 12 30 in the town of frisco which is 30 miles north of dallas. This deputy
In the united states. Shes identified as nina pham. You see her here. An Aid Organization said shes now received a transfusion from ebola survivor kent brantly. She contracted the disease treating eric duncan before he died. Now the details on the investigation to determine what went wrong. Texas state and federal officials are scrambling to determine how the transmission happened and whether it could have been avoided. The dallas nurse, nina pham is being treated and is in clinically stable condition. She took all the precautions, a mask, gown, face shield and gloves. Officials are looking at some of the last procedures in the final days of duncans life. An official tells cnn there were inconsistencies in the type of gear she wore and with the process to put the gear on and to remove it. Officials have described the inconsistencies as a breach of protocol, but today are dialing back. Weve got to be careful that that word breach doesnt imply that the nurses did something wrong. They ar