As Twitchy reported, an unidentified female worker who handled clinical specimens from an Ebola-infected patient is on a cruise ship in the Caribbean. That ship is heading home to its home port of Galveston after being turned away by Cozumel, with the health worker self-quarantined and under constant monitoring.
In the meantime, it’s still a cruise ship full of people on vacation, and one of those people is Denver TV reporter Eric Lupher, who decided to report from the scene. For the most part, it’s vacation as usual. Ebola cruise beats poop cruise any day.
I'm on the Carnival ship with the Ebola scare. Mexican authorities not allowing us into Cozumel. Heading back to Galveston.
— Eric Lupher (@EricLupher7) October 17, 2014
#ebola scare on my vacay. Still a party on the ship though we weren't allowed to get off in Cozumel. pic.twitter.com/yobL4wnJ6O
— Eric Lupher (@EricLupher7) October 17, 2014
Despite #Ebola scare…people still eating at the buffet @DenverChannel pic.twitter.com/cTIIx1C5lo
— Eric Lupher (@EricLupher7) October 17, 2014
Letter from the captain regarding #Ebola scare on the Carnival Magic @DenverChannel pic.twitter.com/6B6Ecl3ySI
— Eric Lupher (@EricLupher7) October 17, 2014
Doctor on ship saying we shouldn't deal with any issues when we arrive in Galveston on Sunday. #ebola
— Eric Lupher (@EricLupher7) October 17, 2014
Beautiful sunset aboard the Carnival Magic pic.twitter.com/VkzNAuayoA
— Eric Lupher (@EricLupher7) October 17, 2014
No further communication with the ship's captain after being denied clearance into Cozumel. The mood on the ship is good though.
— Eric Lupher (@EricLupher7) October 17, 2014
MORE: Person who handled #DallasEbola patient's lab work will remain in isolation aboard cruise ship. @NBCDFW
— Brian Curtis (@BrianCurtisNBC5) October 18, 2014
Worst vacation ever “@BrianCurtisNBC5: MORE: Person who handled #DallasEbola patient's lab work will remain in isolation aboard cruise ship”
— baseballdo (@BaseballDo) October 18, 2014
@BrianCurtisNBC5 @NBCDFW She won't forget this vacation. ?
— Cynthia Reynolds ✨ (@CindyReynolds) October 18, 2014
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