Yesterday evening, Dr. Craig Spencer was announced to have tested positive to Ebola after he was taken into a New York hospital the same morning of high fever.
A volunteer with Doctors Without Borders, Dr. Spencer had shared the above photo of himself dressed in protective hazmat gear while treating Ebola patients in Guinea causing many to call him a hero.
Now however, New York residents are not so happy with him, some calling him immoral for exposing the public to the deadly virus by traveling on public transport, having a live in girlfriend, and going bowling. All this while he was supposed to be monitoring himself in self quarantine after returning from Guinea.
Health officials in New York had said in the conference confirming Spencer's infection - the fourth in America so far - that he had been checking his own temperature in the last ten days since he came back to New York City and his Harlem apartment.
He reported feeling sluggish on Tuesday, but was able to go bowling on Wednesday. However, by Thursday his temperature had spiked to 103 degrees and he called the Health Department and was taken into hospital. The officials believe the doctor has not been infectious all this while.
But Piers Morgan, TV show host and presenter, is one of the vocal ones on Twitter not happy with the doctor as well as those involved in his monitoring. He tweeted;
You treat Ebola patients in West Africa & you fly back to America - you do 21-day mandatory quarantine. Period. End.
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) October 24, 2014UPDATE - Piers Morgan has now written an article on MailOnline on the subject.
Ebola-infected NY doctor didn't 'self-isolate' - he self-exposed. That makes him selfish & stupid: &http://t.co/tqeL3GaYPZ
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) October 24, 2014Donald Trump, and many others, are also calling out and slamming the doctor on Twitter. Check out some tweets below...
The Ebola doctor who just flew to N.Y. from West Africa and went on the subway, bowling and dining is a very SELFISH man-should have known!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 24, 2014Dear Everybody: It's okay to use the word "immoral" in discussing the reason there is now #EbolaInNYC
— Lisa Graas ن (@CatholicLisa) October 24, 2014I sincerely hope the #EbolaInNYC Dr loses his license and is never allowed to practice again. Dumbest. Man. Ever.
— Richie Wilson (@RichieWilsonNYC) October 24, 2014It has been reported that Ebola can survive on surfaces for an extended period of time. NYC Dr went bowling & traveled around city for a Wk
— Lori Hendry (@Lrihendry) October 24, 2014what i know for sure, after 30+ years on this earth... is that u know when ur getting sick. u don't just wake up w/ a temp #NYCEbola
— krisirisi (@krisirisi) October 24, 2014Overheard in NY: "Yes, mom, but there are like, hundreds of bowling alleys in Brooklyn, and besides, I don't bowl." #EbolaInNYC
— Jacqueline Detwiler (@jacquidetwiler) October 24, 2014#EbolaInNYC how stupid are they to let health workers return home live regular lives and not monitor them for at least couple weeks
— Bamberry (@Spangelas) October 24, 2014Lives in Harlem, bowls in Williamsburg, runs only three miles because he's a little tired, takes Uber. #hipsteralert #NYCEbola
— Shayoni Mitra (@ShayoniMitra) October 24, 2014So far we have 3 US MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS that contracted #Ebola. But don't worry, you can prevent it by washing your hands? #EbolaInNYC
— Mr T 2 (@GovtsTheProblem) October 24, 2014Dr. #Ebola went bowling. Why not just spray him with that spray that kills everything on the bowling shoes you rent for 95 cents. #NYCEbola
— Kibbutz Owl (@frantictrader) October 24, 2014it's mad understandable people are panicking here if you've ever tried to get on an f train during rush hour #ebolainnyc
— pascalle (@frenchielaboozi) October 24, 2014
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