Last week, New York City was declared Ebola-free following the survival and recovery of Dr. Craig Spencer along with some health workers who all ended their quarantine. A report from DailyMail states that FDNY activated the Special Operations and Hazmat units following the sudden death of a women who has travelled from Guinea three weeks ago at Amy Professional African Hair Braiding in the Brownsville area of Brooklyn. She was part of a group of individuals who are under monitoring for the Ebola virus.
Based on the eyewitnesses' reports, there was blood coming out from her face including her mouth and nose. However, health officials claimed that there is no reason for panic because the woman did not display any Ebola symptoms. She died from a heart attack. Ebola testing has been done and results show that she is negative of the virus.
The establishment is owned by her friend and despite what happened, a worker said they are still open for business. Amy Cisse, the owner of the business, has confirmed that the woman who was not named came from Guinea three weeks ago and is under monitoring. The woman was born and raised in Guinea and she is not a health worker so she was not subjected to a 21-day quarantine period.
According to officials, it was not clear why Amy Professional Hair Braiding Salon was not evacuated until the woman was cleared to have Ebola. Yet, it was decontaminated and sanitized by a Hazmat crew on Tuesday.
On Tuesday, at 3 pm, the woman collapsed and dropped dead in the store. She was declared dead on the spot by responding EMTs. The Department of Health was also present to get blood samples from the woman. Everyone who responded was decontaminated for precautionary measures. However, none from the salon was decontaminated.
Federal health officials say that the woman did not manifest any Ebola symptoms and her test is negative. There is no room for panic among New York constituents. However, precautionary measures are still not neglected and recognized measures were practiced. The Ebola virus has killed more than 5,000 lives since it started eight months ago in West Africa.