British Ebola patient being evacuated from DR Congo to UK
Briefing by News4U · First published
A British man who has tested positive for Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is being evacuated to the UK for medical treatment, The Guardian and BBC News reported. The Guardian, citing an official document seen by Reuters, identified the patient as a healthcare worker sent by a humanitarian organisation; BBC said that Reuters description cited a document it had not seen. Officials said the patient is in a stable condition and is expected to arrive on Wednesday or Thursday before transfer to a high-consequence infectious disease unit. [1] [2]
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- British healthcare worker with Ebola evacuated from DR Congo to UK
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- British man infected with Ebola in DR Congo to be flown back to UK
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