Video footage of a plain-clothes man surrounded by people in full hazmat suits transporting the second US Ebola patient to Atlanta has been described as a potentially "serious breach of protocol" by an Ebola expert.
In the footage, aired lived by NBC 5, the unidentified man can be seen clutching a document as health workers wearing full protective gear take Ebola patientAmber Vinson from an ambulance towards a specially-equipped jet at Dallas' Love Field.
Viewers immediately took to Twitter to ask why the man appeared completely unprotected, with one quipping: “Apparently, there is someone immune to Ebola”.
In the video, all of the workers transporting Ms Vinson to Emory University Hospital in Atlanta for treatment are covered from head to toe, while two are wearing respirators.
But the man, who social media users have nicknamed ‘clipboard man’, is stood on the tarmac wearing just trousers, a shirt and shoes. He does not appear to be wearing gloves or any kind or protective clothing – although he is wearing sunglasses.
The US Centres for Disease Control (CDC) has not yet officially commented on whether the man was breaking any protocols in Ebola cases.
Dr Peter Walsh, a lecturer in Primate Quantitative Ecology at the University of Cambridge, told The Independent that just standing in the vicinity without wearing a protective suit is relatively low risk.
However, he said touching one of the men in the suits could mark a serious breach of guidelines.
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