After undergoing weeks of rigorous treatment and testing for Ebola, Dr. Craig Spencer has been declared free of the deadly disease.

The 33-year-old Harlem doctor tested positive for Ebola after he was admitted to the Bellevue Hospital Center in New York City on Oct. 23. He contacted authorities when he began showing symptoms of Ebola days after returning from Guinea, where he worked with Doctors Without Borders and treated Ebola patients.

On Monday, the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation issued a statement, saying, "Dr. Spencer poses no public-health risk" and he is set to be released on Tuesday, reports the New York Post.

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio praised Dr. Spencer as "a real hero" for his efforts in combating the widespread outbreak in West Africa.

"Here's a guy who went toward danger, went to where the need was greatest in the whole world," the mayor said at Gracie Mansion on Monday. "You're going to see him back on his feet, entirely in health. I'm sure he's a little weakened from the experience but entirely healthy and ready to go."

Dr. Spencer initially told officials that he isolated himself in his apartment after he returned from West Africa on Oct. 17. However, it was later revealed that he went for a jog, traveled on several subways lines, went bowling in Brooklyn and ate at a restaurant in the West Village.

The doctor is set to return to apartment in Hamilton Heights, which is still sealed. His fiancée, Morgan Dixon, is currently under a self-quarantine there. However, the two will have to refrain from being intimate since Ebola can still be detected in a man's semen for up to seven weeks after he has recovered, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Dr. Spencer is also scheduled to speak at a press conference along with Mayor de Blasio and hospital and health officials at a press conference Wednesday, reports CNN.

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