Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick says that there are no confirmed cases of Ebola in Massachusetts and crews are prepared to handle potential situations.
The governor spoke at a media briefing Tuesday, along with Boston Mayor Marty Walsh and other public health officials, following an Ebola scare at Logan Airport the day before.
Boston Public Health officials say the five passengers on an international flight arriving in Boston with flu-like symptoms do not meet the criteria for Ebola.
The incident at Boston’s Logan Airport Monday afternoon placed the flight on lockdown, prompting some passengers to leave the plane wearing biohazard suits.
Five people on board were suffering flu-like symptoms and emergency officials took no chances and could be seen boarding the plane in hazmat suits.
The U.S. Customs and Border Protections said none of these five passengers on Emirates Flight 237 has traveled to West Africa recently.
Three of the five patients were transported to Massachusetts General Hospital, the hospital confirmed. The two other passengers were taken to Boston Medical Center, according to Massachusetts State Police spokesperson. David Procopio.
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Patrick said at the media briefing that there was no need for panic and that officials are coordinating and coollaborating for Ebola prepardness.
Walsh said the collaboration has been going on for several months and that the city is well-prepared with personnel and world-class hospitals.
Monday’s health scare came the same day the Boston Public Health Commission spoke about Ebola and the city of Boston.
During their media conference they said all possible cases of the deadly virus in Boston turned out to be other illnesses including malaria, typhoid fever and other viruses typical of West Africa.
Their briefing came after Sunday’s scare at a medical center in Braintree, Massachusetts, where a patient checked in with a headache and muscle aches. That person was then admitted to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, was quarantined and assessed for Ebola.
Health officials say they don’t believe that patient has contracted Ebola.
