Ebola make its way here. Now they are working this summer on how to respond specifically to ebola, the Delaware County ebola and task force is made up of emergency responders, police and hospitals and Municipal Health officers, the goal is to have the most Accurate Information and respond accordingly to any suspects case of the deadly disease, Officials Say that in this day and age, a contagious virus like this is only a plane ride away and they have to be ready for the possibility. With viruses, they do not have borders or boundaries, so we have to be prepared. We have a very melting pot community, we have a community from west africa, we have a community, a large immigrant population from all parts of world and we must take the necessary precaution. Dr. George is Delaware Countys senior medical adviser and he adds that the ebola situation is developing minute by minute and they want their health care sponsors to have the best and latest information available. Live in norton, im dann
To do to be more careful, do we need to invest in more protective equipment . The cdc says they are offering more training to hospital staff. And there are some workers that had contact with the ebola patient that died last week are being monitored daily. There is a lot of work to do to get this outbreak under control and so much of it involves governments and doctors on the other side of the world, there are other ways people in our area can make a difference, tonight a special telethon is being done to raise money for this cause, sara bloomquist is live in the call for Action Center for more on our goal and how you can contribute. Reporter throughout our newscast, we are hosting a fighting ebola donation drive, the number is there on your screen. 18779406222. We are teaming up with the American Red Cross this evening to answer your phone calls. All donations taken this evening will go towards treating patients and contain this deadly virus in west africa and we have representatives h