Craig Spencer, the doctor who was diagnosed with Ebola in New York City after he returned from helping with the epidemic in West Africa, is now freed of the virus and was expected to be released on Tuesday from Bellevue Hospital, CBS News reported.
Spencer, 33, came back to the United States on Oct. 17 and was diagnosed with Ebola six days later, leading to controversy over how stringently tested and monitored health care workers retuning from West Africa should be.
After experiencing a high temperature, he went to Bellevue hospital for treatment. Spencer was given plasma and antiviral medication, city health officials said.
The doctor was criticized for taking public transit and going bowling around the time of his diagnosis. People he may have come in contact with were hunted down and a Brooklyn bowling alley shut down temporarily to disinfect.
His girlfriend, who was hospitalized for a short time, and some others, were monitored for the disease and released. His girlfriend began self-monitoring any symptoms from home on Oct. 25. The rest of his Harlem apartment is still sealed, the New York Post reported.
Spencer took an Uber car service shortly before being admitted to the hospital, and that driver has self-quarantined as well.
Since Spencer's case, there have been no other confirmed cases of Ebola in New York City.
