Second US Nurse With Ebola To Be Transferred To Special Atlanta Facility

The second nurse to be diagnosed with Ebola in Texas is to be transferred from Dallas to a special bio-containment unit in Atlanta, officials announced on Wednesday, as they also acknowledged failings in the ongoing response to the arrival of the virus in the US. Dr Tom Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), also said that the nurse, Amber Vinson, should not have been permitted to take the commercial flights that she did before she was diagnosed. Vinson flew from Dallas, Texas, to Cleveland, Ohio, reportedly travelling from there to Akron, Ohio, and then flew back to Dallas on 13 October, one day before she reported Ebola symptoms. “We will, from this moment forward, ensure that no other individual who is being monitored for exposure undergoes travel in any way other than controlled movement,” Frieden said.