Irish case has tested negative.
His immediate family, who cared for him, can rest much easier now and get on with the mourning.
He was awfully young and left a little kid besides. At least the new article mentioned his company having pulled employees due to the risk in Sierra Leone and not that he was ‘home on holiday’.
“In the West Point slum in Liberia’s capital Monrovia, the scene of violent clashes with the army on Wednesday after the area was quarantined to curb the spread of Ebola, hundreds of people jostled their way towards trucks loaded with water and rice.
Police used canes to beat back some locals while aid workers helped others dip their fingers in ink to record their ration.
“I ain’t eat since yesterday. I have four young children and none of us eat. I feel bad,” said Hawa Saah, a pregnant 23-year-old resident of West Point, speaking in the pidgin English common to this part of West Africa.”
Thank God!
His loved ones can breathe now. That had to be an excruciating wait for all those touched by this. The actions and attitudes of the authorities in this case were a little concerning, though. At least from the reporting and quotes from those surrounding Dessie, the authorities seemed a little cavalier in this matter.