City, state, and federal officials are urging New Yorkers to be calm after a Manhattan doctor was diagnosed Thursday with the city’s first case of Ebola.
President Barack Obama is offering the federal government’s full support to the city as Dr. Craig Spencer undergoes treatment at Bellevue Hospital.
The 33-year-old had been working with Ebola patients in the West African country of Guinea.
He returned to the U.S. last Friday.
City officials say Spencer called 911 around 10 a.m. Thursday after developing a 100.3 degree fever and was taken to Bellevue, where he was placed in isolation.
His Ebola diagnosis came back later that night.
Ebola is transmitted only when someone shows symptoms and city Health Commissioner Dr. Mary Bassett says Spencer displayed no symptoms throughout his travels, or while making his way around the city.
“We are aware that he went on a three mile jog, a sign that he was feeling quite well, and he also took the subway system. We know that he’s ridden on the A train, the number 1 train, the L train.
Bassett says Spencer also went to a Williamsburg bowling alley called The Gutter, walked the High Line, and ate at a restaurant since returning home.
Speaking to reporters Thursday night, Mayor Bill de Blasio reminded New Yorkers that Ebola is not easy to catch.
“Being on the same subway car or living near a person in and of itself does not put someone at risk. We are working very closely with our state and federal partners to make sure we ensure that we protect the health of all New Yorkers,” De Blaiso said.
Spencer’s fiancee and two friends have also been quarantined but have not shown any symptoms.
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