There was fresh Ebola fears yesterday
October 16th after an unidentified
63 year old man on board an Arik flight which left Lagos on Wednesday
night heading to New York's JFK airport died before the plane reached
its destination
after vomiting profusely in his seat.
The plane crew immediately contacted the Centre for Disease Control, CDC, and custom officials, who
then boarded the plane as it touched down, forcing 145 worried
passengers to remain on board, UK Daily Mail reports..
CDC then conducted tests on the body and found he did not have Ebola.
According to The New York Post the
unidentified man's body was then handed over to the Port Authority who
removed it from the plane. What they plan to do with the remains have not been made known.
Throughout
the ordeal, the door connecting the aircraft to the terminal was left
open, prompting worries from Republican Congressman Peter King that
there are not enough checks in place before reaching the screening
process.
In a letter
to the Department of Homeland Security, King wrote:
'It was what I was
told a cursory examination. The Port Authority cops and personnel from
Customs and Border Protection were there, and they were told there was
no danger because the person did not have Ebola,'
'But
their concern was, how could you tell so quickly? And what adds to the
concern is how wrong the CDC has been over the past few weeks.
'These individuals transit the airport with the rest of the
traveling population, including using the restrooms,' King wrote in a letter
on Thursday.
Source: UK Daily Mail
