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
spots and residues. wow, what a difference! it s time that we take a look back at the week that was. hard to believe we re on the verge of mid-october. seems like there were plenty of serious stories this week. some fun. here s your friday rewind. we don t have an outbreak. we have one event that is being handled properly. i m deeply saddened. this is something we prayed and hoped would not happen. we ve been very clear that as long as ebola continues to spread in africa, we can t make the risk zero here. you can see them now digging their own graves in the very place where they were stationed. it s a huge focus of all of us in law enforcement to try to understand who s being recruited, who s flowing, who s looking to flow back.
machines, collecting everything he touched, sending it all to an incinerator. worldwide concerns about ebola and protecting health care workers growing. in spain, a nurse s aid is battling the virus and seven other health care workers are quarantined after treating an ebola patient there. one doctor saying the sleeves on his protective suit left his skin exposed. that s unbelievable. it s incredibly dangerous. reporter: hospitals in the u.s. now running drills, making sure workers know how to protect themselves. training also offered for some airport staffers. and as five u.s. airports prepare to start screening passengers arriving from west africa, another sign of just how seriously the threat is being taken a man escorted off this us airways plane by a hazmat team after he sneezed and joked that he had ebola. while it turned out passengers were not at risk of being exposed to ebola, airline officials say they were simply
this morning on world news now ebola anxiety. as more cases of the deadly virus pop up, tensions are running high. major american airports set to begin the screening process and a passenger tossed off a flight for joking about ebola. but the question remains, are we prepared? social standoff. an mma fighter going head to head with a s.w.a.t. team, barricaded inside his home and live tweeting the whole ordeal. the wanted man nicknamed mayhem refusing to give himself up. and killer bees. one man dead. another seriously injured. the dangerous swarm spilling out from a giant hive overtaking the scene. dude dropped the whole beehive! yeah, what you need to know that could save your life.