Georgia Governor Nathan Deal talks top the media on Oct. 16, 2014, in Atlanta.ATLANTA - Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal is assembling a group of experts to serve on a newly created Ebola response team.
Deal said in a statement Sunday that he'll sign an executive order to create the group, which will be tasked with evaluating Georgia's emergency management procedures and making recommendations to address potential impacts Ebola could have on Georgia.
Deal says the group will be composed of representatives from the Georgia Emergency Management Agency, the state Department of Community Health and other organizations -- including Emory University Hospital, which has treated four Americans that have been diagnosed with the virus.
Deal says the team will convene this week and begin issuing recommendations immediately.
Atlanta city officials have also asked department heads for plans and preventative strategies on Ebola and other diseases.