Today is 25 days since Duncan arrived from Africa (Sept. 20).
I can’t find the date that he first visited the hospital, but he was symptomatic then.
He was diagnosed with Ebola admitted on Sept. 28. Presumably, a few days after his first visit, where they turned him away.
If none of the people he came in contact while symptomatic have contracted Ebola by now, why isn’t the CDC trumpeting this good news, 21 or more days later?
in yesterday’s press conference they said that the most critical period has passed for Duncan’s family, that the first 14 days after exposure is when the majority of infections are detected. October 19 is the date that will mark the passage of 21 days since their exposure.