The Rutgers Scarlet Knights aren’t going to be particularly close to an Ebola quarantine zone in northeast Ohio, but coach Kyle Flood warned his team before they visit Ohio State Saturday.
With a potential Ebola virus outbreak in northeast Ohio prompting state health officials to issue quarantine recommendations, Rutgers coach Kyle Flood addressed concerns about the deadly virus with his football team in advance of their trip Saturday to face Ohio State.
More from College Football
- Colorado gives Pac-12 a possible death knell with move to Big 12
- Jim Harbaugh facing 4-game suspension over NCAA violations
- College football neutral site games in 2023: Full list
- College GameDay announces surprise Week 1 destination
- College football analyst warns Oklahoma that Texas is doing better prep for SEC
The Scarlet Knights will fly to Ohio on Friday by charter plane in advance of their game against the Buckeyes in Columbus on Saturday afternoon.
A Texas health care worker who treated an Ebola patient tested positive for the virus and traveled from Dallas to Cleveland with 132 other passengers the day before the test results were diagnosed.
The woman flew into Cleveland last week to visit family in the Akron area and was diagnosed with Ebola a day after returning to Dallas.
Columbus is approximately 125 miles from Akron.
Flood did some research and then talked to his team about potential concerns, according to NJ.com.
"“What I did is, I went online and did some of my own research just to see how it spreads and to educate the team, so we did a little bit of that this morning,” Flood said Thursday. “I assured them that the plane, when we get on it, will be sanitized and cleaned. From all the information I have, it’s transferable through bodily fluids. It’s not something you can get just by standing next to somebody.“You gotta be careful. You gotta make sure your hands are clean, can’t share drinks. We’ll take all the necessary precautions. But it’s not something that will distract us, either.”"
State health officials in Ohio on Thursday issued new quarantine recommendations for local health departments in an effort to monitor potential contacts with Ebola. According to Cleveland.com, guidelines call for quarantine of anyone who had direct contact with a confirmed Ebola patient and lesser levels of monitoring for people with other forms of interaction, including those who were in the vicinity of the Ebola patient.
Like 132 people on a commercial airline.
More from FanSided
- MLB Trade Grades: Dodgers land Amed Rosario from Guardians
- Colorado gives Pac-12 a possible death knell with move to Big 12
- NFL rumors: Dalvin Cook suitor maintaining very ‘real’ interest
- Braves get dose of bad news on Max Fried as ace nears return
- LA Galaxy vs. Club Leon Leagues Cup match rescheduled for July 26