Five Dallas County Sheriff's Department officers who were in ebola contaminated apartment have been put on leave

[Emily]

http://www.kens5.com/story/news/local/texas/2014/10/03/five-sheriffs-officers-entered-quarantined-apartment-in-dallas/16639381/

Five sheriff's officers entered quarantined apartment in Dallas
WFAA.com 9:02 a.m. CDT October 3, 2014

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What really raised everyone's concern was when the order came down Thursday morning that the squad cars the deputies were in Wednesday were being taken out of service, Dyer said. Those cars are reportedly being cleaned.

Dyer said deputies - both those that went inside and those that didn't - were told to bag up their uniforms and boots and turn them in. He said he contacted Valdez's second in command, asking that the deputies be put on leave and be evaluated by medical staff.

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Dyer was one of the deputies on scene Wednesday night, but he did not go inside. He said the family of the Ebola victim told the deputies that went inside that they were running out of food.

"What kind of planning is that for the feds?" Dyer said. "You quarantine them, but you're not going to make sure they have food?"

Dyer said one of the supervisors got sandwiches and drinks for the family from a police prostitution diversion initiative that was going on nearby. His understanding is that food has since been delivered to the family...

 

[MHSC]

Re: Five Dallas County Sheriff's Department officers who were in ebola contaminated apartment have been put on leave

http://www.kens5.com/story/news/local/texas/2014/10/03/five-sheriffs-officers-entered-quarantined-apartment-in-dallas/16639381/

How in the world did they go through all that food already????

 

[Vibrant62]

Re: Five Dallas County Sheriff's Department officers who were in ebola contaminated apartment have been put on leave

According to the report, the food was delivered AFTER the wednesday visit, late on Thursday.

 

[Emily]

Re: Five Dallas County Sheriff's Department officers who were in ebola contaminated apartment have been put on leave

I think the food problem was early on during the quarantine - hopefully.

 

[hawkeye]

Re: Five Dallas County Sheriff's Department officers who were in ebola contaminated apartment have been put on leave

Thankfully they have been quarantined..better to use an abundance of caution.