Officials in Dallas’ hospitality and tourism industry said Sunday that they’ve heard almost no talk about Ebola among visitors or upcoming visitors, even after the second case was reported.
“We’ve got our antennae up in terms of anybody who’s concerned about that,” said John Crawford, president of Downtown Dallas Inc. “So far, we’ve not had any calls. There’s been no chatter on the street about that at all.”
Likewise, an official with the Dallas Convention & Visitors Bureau said his phone has been quiet.
Karen Robinson-Jacobs
Vendor causes ‘a bit of a scare’ in Plano
A vendor at the Heart of Texas Arts and Crafts Show at the Plano Centre caused a stir Sunday afternoon when she told other vendors that she had received a reverse 911 call from the city of Dallas, alerting her that a neighbor had tested positive for Ebola.
The woman said she didn’t know the infected health worker but told multiple vendors about the call she received, said Plano police spokesman David Tilley.
“It created a bit of a scare in there,” he said.
The event’s organizer asked the vendor to leave, but she refused and police were called. The woman eventually complied. Tilley said the vendor is not on any Dallas County Ebola monitoring lists.
Claire Z. Cardona
Medical center near Boston briefly closes
A patient who had been to Liberia and complained of a headache and muscle aches forced a brief shutdown of a medical center in a Boston suburb Sunday.
The patient has been sent to a medical center in Boston, an official said.
A written statement from the Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates said the center in Braintree immediately notified authorities about the patient “out of an abundance of caution.”
The patient was securely taken by ambulance to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston.
The suburban facility was closed briefly, and Harvard Vanguard is cooperating with state health officials.
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