Governor Announced Ebola Precautions

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In a press release datelined Sarasota, Gov. Rick Scott announced state preparedness actions to deal with Ebola while the Department of Health works with the Center for Disease Control to test a patient for Ebola in Miami. Scott's office on Saturday confirmed there was a patient being treated for symptoms at Sarasota Memorial Hospital because he had recently traveled to West Africa. A Sunday statement stressed Florida still has had no confirmed cases of Ebola. The Department of Health has requested 30 additional Ebola test kits so that all 30 of Florida's public hospitals have the ability to test patients.

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