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she's in ice haitian at university hospital in newark. meantime, a texas nurse is back at home and ebola free. nina pham was released from a maryland hospital friday. she contracted ebola last month while treating thomas eric duncan, the first person diagnosed with ebola in the u.s. >>> many countries have tenned up their financial pledges to fight ebola in west africa. friday, the eu pledged $1.3 billion after desperate appeals for more help. the u.s. committed more than $100 million, and the pentagon says it's working on shifting another $500 million toward the effort. also on friday, china's president said the country will provide new aid worth $82 to fight ebola in west africa. the money will no doubt be a welcome sight to the w.h.o. as they attempt to turn out hundreds of thousands of ebola vaccines by next year. here's cnn's michael holmes on that. >> reporter: it's a process that usually takes years, but in the race to beat the ebola epidemic, doctors and scientists are speeding up efforts to create a vaccine against the virus in a
she's in ice haitian at university hospital in newark. meantime, a texas nurse is back at home and ebola free. nina pham was released from a maryland hospital friday. she contracted ebola last month while treating thomas eric duncan, the first person diagnosed with ebola in the u.s. >>> many countries have tenned up their financial pledges to fight ebola in west africa. friday, the eu pledged $1.3 billion after desperate appeals for more help. the u.s. committed more than $100 million,...
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. >> right, we have a case right now with the nurse who was detained in newark who didn't have a fever and she's very upset by her treatment. >> right. >> so we've already seen confused reaction, a little overreaction in this situation and certainly well likely be more of that because this epidemic, we just passed 10,000 cases in west africa. what does that say to you? >> well, it says to me that we still do not have a good handle on what's going on in west africa. and i agree with tom frieden from the cdc who says the only way that we can reduce our risk here in the united states is by reducing the number of cases in west africa. and if you think about it purely from a statistical point of view the probability of cases continuing to occur in the united states is going to continue as long as there's an increasing number in west africa so really the way to defeat this problem is to defeat it at its source which is in west africa regardless of all of the quarantine measures and things that we put in place here in the united states to take care of the problem, it's really going to take a
. >> right, we have a case right now with the nurse who was detained in newark who didn't have a fever and she's very upset by her treatment. >> right. >> so we've already seen confused reaction, a little overreaction in this situation and certainly well likely be more of that because this epidemic, we just passed 10,000 cases in west africa. what does that say to you? >> well, it says to me that we still do not have a good handle on what's going on in west africa. and i...
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another incident last week at newark resulted in cdc teams boarding a united flights after concerns a passenger was showing symptoms. now they say it was not ebola. >> of course i'm concerned. i don't think there's anybody in the country who's not concerned about the situation with ebola. we're not ready at the airports yet, but we la will be. >> reporter: an on-site cdc officer will step in at the first sign of a red flag. the cdc estimates about 150 people from sierra lee open, liberia and guinea enter the u.s. through these five airports daily. jfk is the pilot for the new process, newark, washington dulles and o'hare will implement measures in the coming weeks. >> until this outbreak is over in west africa, whatever we do can't get the risk to zero here in the interconnected world that we live in today. >> reporter: the cdc acknowledges that the screenings aren't foolproof but will cover 94% of the passengers who travel from those ebola hot zones. allisison kosik, cnn, new york. >> and it includes passengers voluntarily providing information about whether or not they were exposed
another incident last week at newark resulted in cdc teams boarding a united flights after concerns a passenger was showing symptoms. now they say it was not ebola. >> of course i'm concerned. i don't think there's anybody in the country who's not concerned about the situation with ebola. we're not ready at the airports yet, but we la will be. >> reporter: an on-site cdc officer will step in at the first sign of a red flag. the cdc estimates about 150 people from sierra lee open,...
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the woman is being tested for ebola at university hospital in newark, after developing a fever. the governors of new york and new jersey say there will be mandatory quarantines for so-called high-risk travelers returning from ebola hot zone in west africa. now, that comes one day after new york city announced its first case of ebola. senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen reports. >> there is no cause for alarm. >> reporter: tonight, new york city health officials are urging calm, as they look for anyone who had contact with dr. craig spencer, the city's first ebola patient. >> the patient continues to be stable at bellevue hospital, where he remains hospitalized on the isolation unit. >> reporter: the 33-year-old doctor returned to the u.s. last week after treating ebola patients in againny with doctors without borders. three people have been quarantined, including his fiancee who will be monitored for symptoms over the next 21 days. and as hazmat teams look to examine his apartment, they are alerting all who may have come in contact with him. >> we want to find every per
the woman is being tested for ebola at university hospital in newark, after developing a fever. the governors of new york and new jersey say there will be mandatory quarantines for so-called high-risk travelers returning from ebola hot zone in west africa. now, that comes one day after new york city announced its first case of ebola. senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen reports. >> there is no cause for alarm. >> reporter: tonight, new york city health officials are urging...
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the man started vomiting about an hour and a half before landing in newark. when the plane touched down, all 255 passengers were quarantined inside the plane for more than 90 minutes. teams in protective gear eventually escorted the man and his daughter off the plane. officials later ruled out ebola as the cause of his illness. authorities say they will be let go, i should say and will be responsible for monitoring their own health. >>> one person who was getting sick next to that passenger tells cnn he heard that man tell a flight attendant he was from liberia. he explained what the wait and confusion was like. >> i was already in baggage ten minutes after we deplaned. and they came across the loud speaker and told all officers do not allow anyone from united airlines flight do obtain their baggage or to leave. and about 35 of us had made it through customs. we were corralled in one area. from what i was told, the remaining passengers were corralled upstairs in newark airport, and then we waited for hours and hours. >> that's the person who was sitting next
the man started vomiting about an hour and a half before landing in newark. when the plane touched down, all 255 passengers were quarantined inside the plane for more than 90 minutes. teams in protective gear eventually escorted the man and his daughter off the plane. officials later ruled out ebola as the cause of his illness. authorities say they will be let go, i should say and will be responsible for monitoring their own health. >>> one person who was getting sick next to that...
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new york's jfk airport will be the first beginning saturday to enact the new procedures followed by newark, chicago o'hare, washington dulles and atlanta. the new airport screenings come on the same day the man with ebola who traveled from liberia to the united states died at a dallas hospital. thomas eric duncan came here to visit his girlfriend louise. reacting to his death she said "i trust a thorough examination will take place regarding all aspects of his care. "the cdc says none of those he came in contact with including louise troh have showed any signs of it. >> we are not out of the 221-da waiting period so it's a time when we're anxious and carefully assessing. >> reporter: over the weekend doctors had given duncan an experimental drug. but zmapp, the drug that may have saved the lives two americans was not available. texas health officials said in a statement this past week has been an enormous test of our health system. the details of duncan's case from his entry into the united states to the mishandling of pertinent travel history information to the timing and availability of
new york's jfk airport will be the first beginning saturday to enact the new procedures followed by newark, chicago o'hare, washington dulles and atlanta. the new airport screenings come on the same day the man with ebola who traveled from liberia to the united states died at a dallas hospital. thomas eric duncan came here to visit his girlfriend louise. reacting to his death she said "i trust a thorough examination will take place regarding all aspects of his care. "the cdc says none...
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and expanding to atlanta, newark, chicago, and here at washington dulles. >> these five airports represent about 94%, 95% of all of the 150 travelers per day who arrive from these three down tris. >> reporter: anyone traveling to the u.s. from ebola hot spots, guinea, liberia, and sierra leone, will have their temperature checked with a laser thermometer. a new cdc questionnaire must also be filled out upon landing. >> there's a 21-day incubation period. people may not have a fever and when a case comes through, people are going to ask, we had this temperature screening set up, why did this happen? it's predictable that it will happen. >> reporter: similar screening is already in place. the goal of these new u.s. checks is to identify passengers, airport officials missed or who developed symptoms while traveling. >> this is an additional area of screening that can be targeted that will enhance security and minimize disruption to the public. >> reporter: the ramped up procedures will not begin until saturday. the reason for the delay, they have to get the staff in place and customs officers
and expanding to atlanta, newark, chicago, and here at washington dulles. >> these five airports represent about 94%, 95% of all of the 150 travelers per day who arrive from these three down tris. >> reporter: anyone traveling to the u.s. from ebola hot spots, guinea, liberia, and sierra leone, will have their temperature checked with a laser thermometer. a new cdc questionnaire must also be filled out upon landing. >> there's a 21-day incubation period. people may not have a...
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the 255 people on board the newark-bound plane were quarantined inside the aircraft for more than 90 minutes with little communication about what was going on after this man on board began vomiting. one passenger explained to us the confusion. >> we were trapped like mice, you know, instead of seeing the process from the very beginning. we just let us go out of the plane. then after the plane, we had to wait at the passport control. and then to passport control and then wait for the luggage, and each time it was like a mouse. you're trapped and you don't know what's happening. so no information, no reason why we are to wait like that. >> well, good news, that man was not apparently infected with ebola. an american patient who was previously treated for ebola is now in isolation at a massachusetts hospital. richard sackra was admitted saturday with a cough and fever. he contracted the virus, you may recall, while working in liberia, but recovered after receiving treatment in nebraska. doctors say it's highly unlikely his infection has returned, but we'll keep watching that. >>> health
the 255 people on board the newark-bound plane were quarantined inside the aircraft for more than 90 minutes with little communication about what was going on after this man on board began vomiting. one passenger explained to us the confusion. >> we were trapped like mice, you know, instead of seeing the process from the very beginning. we just let us go out of the plane. then after the plane, we had to wait at the passport control. and then to passport control and then wait for the...
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days ramped up screening of passengers will begin at new york's jfk airport and expanding to atlanta, newark, chicago and here at washington dulles. >> these 5 airports represent about 94%, nearly 95% of all of the 100 travelers per day who arrive from these 3 countries. >> reporter: anyone traveling to the u.s. from ebola hot spots, guinea, liberia and sierra leone will have their temperature checked with a laser thermometer, no touching necessary, just held close to the forehead. a new cdc questionnaire must also be filled out upon landing. >> there's a 21-day incubation period. people may not have a fever when they're passing through the airport and invariably when a case comes through, people are going to ask, we had this temperature screening set up. why did this happen? and i'm telling people it's completely predictable it will happen because this is not a foolproof way to prevent it from coming in. >> reporter: similar screening is already in place in west africa but the goal of these new u.s. checks is to identify passengers airport officials missed or who develop estimates while tra
days ramped up screening of passengers will begin at new york's jfk airport and expanding to atlanta, newark, chicago and here at washington dulles. >> these 5 airports represent about 94%, nearly 95% of all of the 100 travelers per day who arrive from these 3 countries. >> reporter: anyone traveling to the u.s. from ebola hot spots, guinea, liberia and sierra leone will have their temperature checked with a laser thermometer, no touching necessary, just held close to the forehead....
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hickox already went one round with new jersey governor chris christie who quarantined her in a tent at newark university hospital. she tested negative for ebola twice and said she has no symptoms. back in maine, she can't standing down. >> i still believe i'm fighting for something much more than myself. there are so many aide workers coming back. >> we also heard from hickox's bike ride. he said they stuck to the trails. their goal isn't to make anything uncomfortable. they avoided any public place where is they might come in contact with other people. alexandra field, cnn. >>> next here on cnn, the military takes over after a violent anti-government clash in this west african nation. we'll tell you more about it. also protests in ferguson, missouri continue after the police shooting death of teenager michael brown. but the town's police chief is making it clear he's not going anywhere. fifteen percent or more fifon car insurance.d save you everybody knows that. well, did you know certain cartoon characters should never have an energy drink? action! blah-becht-blah- blublublub-blah!!! geicoÂ
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hickox already went one round with new jersey governor chris christie, who quarantined her in a tent at newark university hospital. she tested negative for ebola twice, and says she has no symptoms. back in maine, she isn't standing down. >> i still believe that i'm fighting for something much more than myself. there are so many aide workers coming back. >> reporter: we also hear from kaci hickox's boyfriend about that bike ride. he said they stuck to the trails. he said they stayed away from town and avoided any public places where they might come into contact with other people. alexandra field, cnn. >> now some other stories we're following for you. crew members spent thursday unloading supplies including trucks and the ship has medical facilities. but the commanding officer says it won't take ebola patients on board. rather support ebola treatment centers in sierra leone with beds and labs. and switzerland is hosting the largest ever ebola vaccine trial with more than 100 human volunteers. our correspondent nic robertson takes us inside the has been for this exclusive report. >> reporter: l
hickox already went one round with new jersey governor chris christie, who quarantined her in a tent at newark university hospital. she tested negative for ebola twice, and says she has no symptoms. back in maine, she isn't standing down. >> i still believe that i'm fighting for something much more than myself. there are so many aide workers coming back. >> reporter: we also hear from kaci hickox's boyfriend about that bike ride. he said they stuck to the trails. he said they stayed...
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those include dulles international airport, o'hare international, newark and hartsfield jackson. >>> and kim jong-un has not been seen in public for more than five weeks. the mystery over his absence deepened last week when he miss ad major event. the anniversary of the founding of the ruling worker's party. along with the rest of the world, china is likely wondering about kim's whereabouts. while relations between two allies have been strained recently, china is still invested in kim jong-un's rule. >> reporter: on state tv, north korean dictators are always in charge. always surround by fans. so a visibly limping kim jong-un went noticeably off script. now he has vanished. the top north korean diplomat recently said he didn't know where kim was. >> forgive me from staying away from trying to play this game about where in the world is kim jong-un and why has he not been seen in public. >> reporter: that game has been made around the world but especially here in china. china is along north korea's most powerful ally. but things are changing. the youthful kim jong-un is widely ridicul
those include dulles international airport, o'hare international, newark and hartsfield jackson. >>> and kim jong-un has not been seen in public for more than five weeks. the mystery over his absence deepened last week when he miss ad major event. the anniversary of the founding of the ruling worker's party. along with the rest of the world, china is likely wondering about kim's whereabouts. while relations between two allies have been strained recently, china is still invested in kim...
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all 255 passengers on a plane that landed in newark from belgium have now been released from quarantine. they were detained because a man began vomitityi itityin itit ii. it tooks hou hours before the p were able to leave the airport. >> instead of seeing the process from the very beginning we just let us go out of the plane. and then after the plane we had to wait at the passport c concontrco control and wait for the luggage. no information, no reason why we are to wait like that. >> what a scary situation for people on that plane. >>> now in the state of texas, the first person diagnosed with ebola in the u.s. is now in critical condition. thomas duncan is hospitalized. he was diagnosed last tuesday, about a week after he traveled from liberia. state officials there say nine people who came into contact with him are showing no symptoms at this point. another 40 people are being monitored but are considered low-risk. >>> with concerns now growing in the u.s. about ebola, the director for the centers for disease control and prevention spoke about it. >> we do have to realize that we are
all 255 passengers on a plane that landed in newark from belgium have now been released from quarantine. they were detained because a man began vomitityi itityin itit ii. it tooks hou hours before the p were able to leave the airport. >> instead of seeing the process from the very beginning we just let us go out of the plane. and then after the plane we had to wait at the passport c concontrco control and wait for the luggage. no information, no reason why we are to wait like that....
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. >> reporter: at newark airport cdc quarantine officers surround a sick passenger on united flight 998 from brussels. it was determined the passenger did not have ebola. the scare coming as the calls get louder for more aggressive screening for the deadly disease at u.s. airports. >> these are reminders that the threat is out there. >> reporter: new york senator chuck schumer pushing for more aggressive screening of passengers arriving in the u.s. from ebola hot spots. >> including a temperature check for travelers returning from liberia, guinea, sierra leone, and nigeria, either directly or indirectly through another airport. >> passengers' temperatures are already taken when they leave west african countries, and they must fill out a detailed health questionnaire. but schumer says those procedures need to happen in the u.s. too. >> if you ask them a whole lot of specific questions, and cdc is very good at coming up with these questions in doing it, you may well find answers that you wouldn't have found in a cursory type of question. >> reporter: there are only two nonstop flights to
. >> reporter: at newark airport cdc quarantine officers surround a sick passenger on united flight 998 from brussels. it was determined the passenger did not have ebola. the scare coming as the calls get louder for more aggressive screening for the deadly disease at u.s. airports. >> these are reminders that the threat is out there. >> reporter: new york senator chuck schumer pushing for more aggressive screening of passengers arriving in the u.s. from ebola hot spots....
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she had just landed at newark after treating ebola patients in sierra leone when christie he was announcing a 21-day mandatory quarantine. >> i came back from one of the most difficult months in my life and to make me stay with 21 days to put me through this emotional and physical stress is unacceptable. >> reporter: conditions in quarantine stark. the toilet wrapped in plastic sitting on a locked box, the room a decent size but is this a fitting way to treat a health care worker would completed a month long assignment. >> there always needs to be a balance because i also want to be treated with compassion and humanity. i don't feel like i've been treated that way the past three days. >> reporter: the governor says tough it's a public health issue. he's protecting his citizens and insists hickox appeared sick. >> the reason she was put in the hospital in the first place was because she was running a fever. >> reporter: raising questions. >> her service and commitment should be honored and respected and i don't think we do that by making her live in a tent. >> reporter: hickox is suddenly be
she had just landed at newark after treating ebola patients in sierra leone when christie he was announcing a 21-day mandatory quarantine. >> i came back from one of the most difficult months in my life and to make me stay with 21 days to put me through this emotional and physical stress is unacceptable. >> reporter: conditions in quarantine stark. the toilet wrapped in plastic sitting on a locked box, the room a decent size but is this a fitting way to treat a health care worker...
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those airports are new york's jfk, dulles, o'hare, newark, and atlanta. and as amber vinson and nina pham two, caregivers stricken with ebola remain in intensive care, the cdc is setting new guidelines, which had they been in place weeks ago could possibly have prevented them from contracting the deadly virus while caring for a liberian man in dallas. >> we may never know exactly how that happened, but the bottom line is that the guidelines didn't work for that hospital. dallas shows that taking care of ebola is hard. >> reporter: the new guidance focuses on three areas. first, rigorous training and practice for caregivers prior to treating an ebola patient. this includes infection control training with taking on and off personal protective equipment. the goal is what they call a ritualized approach. second, no skin exposure, and new protective equipment mandates including cover-alls and single use disposable full face hoods. no more goggles. >>> and finally, the cdc says a trained monitor should watch each worker taking on and off their personal protecti
those airports are new york's jfk, dulles, o'hare, newark, and atlanta. and as amber vinson and nina pham two, caregivers stricken with ebola remain in intensive care, the cdc is setting new guidelines, which had they been in place weeks ago could possibly have prevented them from contracting the deadly virus while caring for a liberian man in dallas. >> we may never know exactly how that happened, but the bottom line is that the guidelines didn't work for that hospital. dallas shows that...
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. >> reporter: but his handling of kaci hickox's quarantine in netwo newark is getting slammed. christie announced abruptly that he was instituting a 21-day mandatory quarantine for all health care workers returning from west africa. >> i just came back from one of the most difficult months of my life, and to make me stay for 21 days, to not be with my family, to put me through this emotional and physical stress is completely unacceptable. >> reporter: the toilet wrapped in plastic and sitting on a locked removable box. to stay clean, a foot pump, but no shower. is this a fitting way to treat a health care worker who just completed a tough, month-long assignment treating ebola patients in sierra leone. >> i want to be treated with compassion and humanity, and i don't feel like i have the past three days. >> the new jersey governor says tough, it's a public health issue and insists hickox appeared sick. >> the reason she was put in the hospital in the first place is because she was running a fever and was symptom attic. >> her service and commitment to this cause is something tha
. >> reporter: but his handling of kaci hickox's quarantine in netwo newark is getting slammed. christie announced abruptly that he was instituting a 21-day mandatory quarantine for all health care workers returning from west africa. >> i just came back from one of the most difficult months of my life, and to make me stay for 21 days, to not be with my family, to put me through this emotional and physical stress is completely unacceptable. >> reporter: the toilet wrapped in...
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the woman is being tested for ebola at university hospital in newark after developing a fever. a new york doctor tested positive for ebola thursday. >>> health officials in mali are isolating dozens of people who may have had contact with a 2-year-old girl who died from ebola. the girl is mali's first ebola victim. authorities worry she may have exposed others as she traveled with her grandmother from a funeral in neighboring guinea. >>> on friday, the european union increased its aid to fight ebola by $380 million. the total pledge now $1.2 billion. the money will, no doubt, be a welcomed sight to the world health organization as they attempt to turn out hundreds of thousands of ebola vaccines by next year. what's the likelihood of that? cnn's michael holmes reports. >> reporter: it's a process that usually takes years. but in the race to beat the ebola epidemic, doctors and scientists are speeding up efforts to create a vaccine against the virus in a matter of months. world health organization officials say trials are now under way in the united kingdom, united states and mal
the woman is being tested for ebola at university hospital in newark after developing a fever. a new york doctor tested positive for ebola thursday. >>> health officials in mali are isolating dozens of people who may have had contact with a 2-year-old girl who died from ebola. the girl is mali's first ebola victim. authorities worry she may have exposed others as she traveled with her grandmother from a funeral in neighboring guinea. >>> on friday, the european union increased...
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. >> you see them there, in newark, jfk, dulles, o'hare and atlanta. >>> and two vaccines are undergoing trials with a vaccine that is extracted from ebola survivors. >>> and the man detained in north korea for five months is now on his way home. you see him there, jeffrey fowle was arrested for handing out a bible in a club in north korea, he is expected to be home haila today. now, there are two other americans detained in korea, including kenneth bey, accused of planning to bring down the regime. he was sentenced to 15 years hard labor. well, in an interview with cnn he says he is working eight hours a day six days a week at a labor camp but was being treated as humanely as possible. we should note that government officials were present when he said this to us. and matthew miller entered the country seeking asylum and tore up his visa. military officials say his situation is very urgent and believes he will be sent to prison. >>> now, a research scholar at columbia university and a cnn analyst, i spoke with her a short time ago and began to ask her about north korea's possible motives
. >> you see them there, in newark, jfk, dulles, o'hare and atlanta. >>> and two vaccines are undergoing trials with a vaccine that is extracted from ebola survivors. >>> and the man detained in north korea for five months is now on his way home. you see him there, jeffrey fowle was arrested for handing out a bible in a club in north korea, he is expected to be home haila today. now, there are two other americans detained in korea, including kenneth bey, accused of...