November 17, 2014
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., says the federal government should reimburse New York City and Bellevue Hospital for costs related to Ebola. The Democrat said on Nov. 16 that more than $20 million has been spent on tracking health professionals …
November 12, 2014
A Doctors Without Borders physician who was declared free of Ebola said Tuesday he was living proof that early detection and isolation can stop the spread of the deadly virus, and he called for a better focus at the center …
November 7, 2014
The situation with Ebola in New York City seems to be improving. On Wednesday, city officials announced that a person under quarantine because of contact with a doctor being treated for Ebola will be allowed to move around, though monitored. …
October 13, 2014
Customs and health officials began taking the temperatures of passengers arriving at New York’s Kennedy International Airport from three West African countries on Saturday, Oct. 11, in a stepped-up screening effort meant to prevent the spread of the Ebola virus. …
October 8, 2014
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says he’s “very confident” the city’s hospital system could handle an Ebola outbreak. De Blasio touted the public health system in the nation’s biggest city, the ability of its first responders and its …