New York Doctor With Ebola Followed Guidelines and Went About Normal Life

A person returning from an Ebola-affected area is not required to self quarantine and can continue living a normal life, Doctors Without Borders said Thursday, following an announcement that a doctor who worked with the medical organization in West Africa had become the first person to test positive for Ebola in New York City.

Dr. Craig Spencer, 33, returned to New York from Guinea on Oct. 17. Upon his return, he went on with his normal life—catching an Uber, taking the subway and going to a bowling alley in Brooklyn— before being diagnosed with the deadly disease at New York City's Bellevue Hospital, after having a fever Thursday morning. Read more...

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