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Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley has announced that Maryland health and hospital officials have agreed upon a coordinated strategy for caring for potential Ebola patients. No cases of Ebola have been diagnosed in Maryland to date. Under the strategy (1) all hospital emergency departments in the state will continue to be prepared to evaluate patients suspected […]

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has upgraded Texas nurse Nina Pham’s clinical condition from fair to good. Pham, who was diagnosed with the Ebola virus, was admitted to NIH on Oct. 16. According to a statement on NIH’s website, Pham is expressing gratitude for everyone’s concern and well wishes. No other information has been […]

At his weekly briefing, Montgomery County Council President Craig Rice said constituents are sounding off with questions and concerns about Ebola. In this MyMCMedia Extra Video, Rice says the county has even launched an Ebola page on its website to help better educate residents about the virus. Take a look: For more information about Ebola, […]

Montgomery County Council President Craig Rice held his weekly briefing with reporters on Oct. 20 and the first topic he wanted to talk about was Ebola. Other issues discussed at the briefing included the Department of Liquor Control, the procurement process, early voting, the transportation lockbox amendment and more. You can watch the briefing in […]

Montgomery County Council President Craig Rice is scheduled to meet with reporters at 11 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 20, to discuss key items that will be facing the County Council and its respective committees in the near future. Among the topics he will discuss are Ebola, planned changes to improve the County’s Department of Liquor […]

U.S. Representative John Delaney is calling for Congress to reconvene in order to engineer a bipartisan, collaborative approach to the international and national Ebola crisis. Delaney, a Democrat, represents Maryland’s 6th Congressional District, which includes a portion of Montgomery County and western Maryland. On Friday, October 17, I asked Delaney how bringing Congress back to […]

Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley led a team of hospital and other health officials on Oct. 17 to update the public on the Maryland’s efforts to protect its communities against infectious diseases, including the Ebola virus. To date, there have been no cases of Ebola diagnosed in Maryland. “We are not taking this situation lightly,” said […]

In this MyMCMedia Extra, County Executive Isiah Leggett is asked about the county’s preparedness for Ebola.   Related:

Passengers on two Frontier Airlines flights between Cleveland and Dallas Fort Worth on Oct. 10 and Oct. 13 are being asking to contact the Centers for Disease Control due to a possible exposure to the Ebola virus. The CDC is now asking those passengers on Frontier Airlines flight 1142 Dallas/Fort Worth to Cleveland on Oct. […]

The Montgomery County Council received a briefing on Ebola this week. CCM’s Susan Kenedy reports. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming. Read MyMCMedia coverage on Ebola here.