Good wednesday morning. Begin with breaking news, we learned another case of ebola in texas. A Second Health care worker who gave care to Thomas Eric Duncan tested positive for the virus. Were learning about the case as the nurse battling the virus is doing better. Dr. Richard besser is on the line with us now. The cdc said its not unexpected to see more cases. This is another one. Whats your reaction and most concerning about this. This is very concerning, t. J. The fact that the first case of ebola treated in the United States has now led to two Health Care Workers with ebola is really is really frightening. And i think should cause us to consider again whether every hospital in america should be expected to be able to take care of an ebola patient safely. Dr. Besser, we know the texas hospital, the nurses union came out saying they did not believe that proper care was taken when the first patient came through. How do we know that hospitals across america are prepared to deal with eb
The mortality rate has jumped from 50 to 70 now. They hope to reduce the rate of infection by isolating 70 of the patients and having most of the victims buried safely. All of this they hope by december. But officials warn the number of cases is soaring to startling levels. Its impossible to say were going to have this many or that many. But we anticipate the number is going to be somewhere between 5,000 and 10,000 a week. It could be higher, it could be lower. But its gong to be somewhere in that ballpark. But either way, those numbers are probably underreported. The u. S. President meantime admits the Global Response is not meeting the need. Take a listen. The world as a whole is not doing enough. There are a number of countries that have capacity that have not yet stepped up. Those that have stepped up, all of us are going to have to do more. Unless we contain this at the source, this is going to continue to pose a threat to individual countries at a time when theres no place thats
California the first, and so far only state to legislate a similar ratio hails its 1999 legislation as a qualified success and provides a tentative glimpse of the future of nursing in B.C.
National Nurse Union backs extension of PPKM antaranews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from antaranews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.