Spencer has tested positive for the deadly Ebola virus disease, making
him the first recorded case in America's largest city, New York and
the ninth in the country.
Despite widespread fear that the disease was spreading in the country,
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said residents were safe to travel
around the city, even as officials disclosed that Dr. Craig Spencer
had ridden subways, taken a taxi and visited a bowling alley since
returning from Guinea on Oct. 17.
Spencer had worked with the humanitarian organization - Doctors
Without Borders in Africa.
He first developed Ebola symptoms on Thursday morning and was taken
from his Manhattan apartment to isolation at Bellevue Hospital by a
team wearing protective gear, according to city officials. He had been
taking his temperature twice a day since coming home, said city Health
Commissioner Mary Travis Bassett.
Two friends and his fiancée have been quarantined, the Commissioner
disclosed, noting that all three were healthy. The taxi driver did not
come into close contact and was not considered at risk, she said.
Ebola has killed nearly 4,900 people, largely in Liberia, Sierra Leone
and Guinea.
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