Governor Andrew Cuomo is trying to assure New Yorkers that the government is ready to respond, should Ebola be detected here.
Speaking on public radio Friday he said the state has worked “diligently” to understand and prepare for the virus.
Cuomo acknowledged that New York is an international destination and transportation hub but says there is no reason whatsoever to be alarmed.
Ebola has killed 3,300 people in West Africa, and concerns are being raised about its spread to the United States.
Federal health officials say they remain confident they will be able to keep it in check.
Cuomo’s remarks come as a freelance cameraman who was in Liberia covering the outbreak tested positive for the virus.
Ashoka Mukpo was working for NBC News this week when he developed symptoms and went to a treatment center where he tested positive.
Mukpo is being flown back to the United States for treatment.
The rest of the NBC crew is also returning and will be placed under 21-day quarantine.
Meanwhile, a hazardous materials crew finally cleaned the Dallas, Texas home where a Liberian man stayed before being diagnosed with Ebola.
The process included collecting Thomas Eric Duncan’s personal affects as well as towels and bed sheets he may have used.
The family living there remains under quarantine.
Duncan is currently in serious, but stable condition at a Dallas Hospital Isolation Unit.
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