Β WASHINGTON, D.C. — Health officials have new guidelines for how they should gear up to treat Ebola patients.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the standards Monday night. Β They include full double gloves, face shields, surgical hoods, waterproof boot covers and other materials that leave no skin exposed. Β The guidelines also call for repeated training and practice.
43 people who had contact with Texas Ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan are let out of isolation and symptom-free. Β They include Duncan’s fiancee and family members who stayed in a Dallas apartment with him before he was admitted to the hospital. Β About 120 people continue to be monitored for symptoms.
Some good news on the Ebola outbreak in West Africa that has killed more than 4,500 people. Β The World Health Organization says Nigeria is Ebola free. Β There hasn’t been a new case in 42 days, twice the incubation time for the virus.
