NEW : Liberian president `` a bit more confident '' about avoiding most dire predictions . NEW : Spokesman : US Airways followed CDC guidelines after health scare on Dominican flight . Comment: Thomas Eric Duncan , the first person diagnosed with Ebola in the United States , died Wednesday , 10 days after he was admitted to Dallas ' Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital . Hotel closed in Macedonia after sudden death , ministry says .
NEW : Liberian president `` a bit more confident '' about avoiding most dire predictions . NEW : Spokesman : US Airways followed CDC guidelines after health scare on Dominican flight . Comment: Hotel closed in Macedonia after sudden death , ministry says .