contact with ebola patients wear a face mask, two layers of gloves, shoe covers, leg covers. some hospitals go even further with full-body, chemical-resistant, hooded tyvek suits, taping gloves to sleeves and suits to boots so not a fraction of skin is exposed. airports on high alert, too. authorities in hazmat suits boarding a us airways flight arriving in the dominican republic from philadelphia, all because a sneezing passenger joked he had ebola. false alarm. the airline saying the safety of our customers and employees is our first priority. the hospital is now defending itself against charges of unequal treatment from duncan s family, saying that duncan received the same level of care that any patient would and that doctors and nurses here are mourning his loss, too. cecilia vega, abc news, dallas. turning to an uneasy cease-fire, it s holding right now in eastern ukraine as residents do their best to return to their normal lives. mail service is sketchy at best,
hospital where thomas eric duncan died. moving methodically through several rooms, sterilizing machines, collecting everything duncan touched clothing, gloves, bedding, sending it all to an incinerator. it s the same team that cleaned the apartment where duncan stayed. good news for another person who ventured into that apartment. [ sirens ] after feeling sick, a sheriff s deputy rushed to the hospital by paramedics in hazmat gear. doctors now say he tested negative for ebola. the public is safe. we need to all stay calm and carry on with our daily lives. reporter: now, even as hospitals in the u.s. run ebola response drills, new concern about health care workers. eight doctors and nurses in spain in isolation after treating an ebola patient. only one has the disease, but a spanish doctor complaining the sleeves on his protective suit leave his arms bare. the cdc recommends anyone in
threat on par with aids if immediate action is not taken. tensions are going so high that a joke on board an airliner turned into a full hazmat situation. as for a possible ebola case in texas, marci gonzalez has the latest from dallas. reporter: good morning to you, t.j. and reena. hospital officials defending themselves, saying the ebola patient who died here was not discriminated against and was given the best care possible. and now some positive news about another man who was kept in isolation at this same hospital. the sheriff s deputy tested for ebola in this dallas hospital is back at home given the all clear. michael monnig was admitted feeling sick days after issuing the quarantine order to the home where deceased ebola patient thomas eric duncan had been staying. the public is safe. we need to all stay calm and carry on with our daily lives. reporter: and we ve learned the same crew of 15 people who later cleaned that apartment were also tasked with decontaminating th
this is world news now. we were just saying katy perry was on talking sports. made a splash last week at the ole miss game. why? i don t know. but she was there. now we know. now we know. i think there was a reason. i don t think that was coincidence. we ll put all that together. i m t.j. holmes alongside reena ninan. good morning to you all. good morning to you. and despite being friday, we have some serious news. we re beginning with the tensions over the spread of the ebola virus. the latest example was a passenger on a plane from philadelphia to the dominican republic allegedly sneezed and then said, i have ebola. that prompted, as you can guess, an incredible scene aboard the plane as men in blue hazmat suits board and escort the alleged patient from the plane. the airline said its response was in line with cdc guidelines. meanwhile in texas, more on the death of ebola victim thomas eric duncan. here now abc s cecilia vega in dallas. reporter: it took a crew
it s friday, october 10th. announcer: from abc news, this is world news now. we were just saying katy perry was on talking sports. made a splash last week at the ole miss game. why? i don t know. but she was there. now we know. now we know. i think there was a reason. i don t think that was coincidence. we ll put all that together. i m t.j. holmes alongside reena ninan. good morning to you all. good morning to you. and despite being friday, we have some serious news. we re beginning with the tensions over the spread of the ebola virus. the latest example was a passenger on a plane from philadelphia to the dominican republic allegedly sneezed and then said, i have ebola. that prompted, as you can guess, an incredible scene aboard the plane as men in blue hazmat suits board and escort the alleged patient from the plane. the airline said its response was in line with cdc guidelines. meanwhile in texas, more on the death of thomas eric duncan. here now abc s cecilia v