Could be 10,000 new cases a week within the next two months. Closer to home a dallas texas nurse continues to recover after treating the liberian man who died from the illness last week. And right here a local Pennsylvania Community is taking steps for prevention and awareness. Our Chris Oconnell is live in darby outside mercy fitzgerald hospital. Chris wawa are they doing to prepare. Reporter first of all, guys, right now in Delaware County, if you call 911 for a medical emergency, you will now be screened over the phone for ebola. Health officials here in the county say it is just the first step in trying to stop this deadly virus they say is just a plane ride away. Viruses do not have borders or boundaries. Reporter in whats believed to be the areas first coordinated response to the ebola crisis, hell officials in Delaware County are not panicking but preparing. Contagious virus is only a plane ride away. We dont want to create a panic here but we do want to create a healthy awarene
Fitzgerald hospital. Chris wawa are they doing to prepare. Reporter first of all, guys, right now in Delaware County, if you call 911 for a medical emergency, you will now be screened over the phone for ebola. Health officials here in the county say it is just the first step in trying to stop this deadly virus they say is just a plane ride away. Viruses do not have borders or boundaries. Reporter in whats believed to be the areas first coordinated response to the ebola crisis, hell officials in Delaware County are not panicking but preparing. Contagious virus is only a plane ride away. We dont want to create a panic here but we do want to create a healthy awareness. Reporter new ebola and infectious Task Force Made up of 29 people on the front lines of possible exposure. Those who can identify the risks and provide treatment like police, fire and ems crews. Any incident whether its infectious, biological or chemical, theres always a potential that something could happen. The task force