Am Pentagon wurde heute eine Frau aufgegriffen, die im Verdacht steht, an Ebola erkrankt zu sein. Polizei und Ärzte rückten mit Spezialfahrzeugen an.
Ebola-Alarm am Pentagon. In der Nähe der Zentrale der US-Militär-Befehlszentrale wurde eine kranke Frau aufgegriffen, die sich übergab und Fieber hatte. Sie wurde in Spezialfahrzeugen abtransportiert. Die Frau besuchte laut offiziellen Angaben vor kurzem Westafrika.
Arlington Responds to Possible Ebola Case
At about 9:10 a.m. today, Pentagon Police officers identified a woman in the Pentagon South Parking Lot, around lanes 17-19, who was ill and vomiting. Arlington County Fire Department (ACFD) was notified and responded immediately with both emergency medical aid and HazMat response team.
During the response, the individual allegedly indicated that she had recently visited western Africa. Out of an abundance of caution, all pedestrian and vehicular traffic was suspended around the South Parking lot, while Arlington County responded to the scene. At 9:53 a.m, the patient was taken to the Virginia Hospital Center; however she did not exit the ambulance. ACFD then transported the patient to Fairfax Inova Hospital.
Arlington Public Health is directing the public health response to this incident. Arlington County has activated its Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and a Joint Information Center (JIC) to manage the incident.
At the Pentagon
Out of an abundance of caution and to allow the investigation to proceed, pedestrian and vehicular traffic around the Pentagon South Parking lot’s lanes 7-23 will remain restricted until further notice. The Corridor 2 entrance to the Pentagon is also closed.
