The City is announcing today that, after a careful physician review, the last individual under quarantine because of contact with Dr. Craig Spencer – the patient discharged from Bellevue Hospital today after being treated for Ebola – will now be subject to direct active monitoring. The individual poses no public health threat and is showing no symptoms. This person’s daily movements in New York City will no longer be restricted, and the individual will be assessed twice each day by Health Department staff through Friday, November 14.

The City is also providing an update on the number of individuals under active monitoring in New York City. As of Tuesday, November 11, 289 individuals are being actively monitored by the Health Department. The vast majority of these individuals are travelers arriving in New York City within the past 21 days from the three Ebola-affected countries who are being monitored post-arrival, as well as Bellevue Hospital staff who cared for Dr. Spencer. The list also includes FDNY EMS staff who transported Dr. Spencer to Bellevue and the lab workers who conducted Dr. Spencer’s blood test. All of these individuals are being monitored out of an abundance of caution, and none are showing any symptoms.

The number of individuals who will be actively monitored will continue to fluctuate as people arrive or depart New York City, we learn more about people’s exposures, and 21 days of monitoring has passed.

(YWN Desk – NYC)