Health officials are prepared for the worst

An Emergency Medical Services co-ordinator putting on his Level 4 personal protective equipment with the help of a nurse manager during one of many training sessions at Summa Akron City hospital. The effort was part of the preparations that area hospitals took to deal with potential health threats. — TNS

As the novel coronavirus continues to spread and Ohio, the United States, awaits test results on a possible case, past public health crises have helped officials prepare.

In October 2014, Amber Vinson, a nurse from Texas, was diagnosed with Ebola after treating a patient who had contracted the disease in Africa.