Brit exams constructive for Ebola in DR Congo – ‘Will despatched again to UK for therapy’
A British healthcare worker is reportedly due to be sent back to the UK for treatment after testing positive for Ebola while they have been working in the Democratic Republic of Congo
A British healthcare worker has tested positive for Ebola (stock)(Image: AP Photo/Sebastien Kitsa Musayi)
A British national has tested positive for the deadly Ebola virus with reports they will be brought back to the UK for further treatment. The patient contracted the virus while on duty as a healthcare worker in the the Democratic Republic of Congo.
According to reports, the patient is reportedly in a table condition and is expected to arrive back in the UK for further treatment later today or tomorrow (November 5). They will be transferred via a specialist ambulance to an infectious disease unit here in Britain, with the location not disclosed.
The Foreign Office confirmed the news of a Brit contracting the disease and reassured the public that the “risk to the UK public from Ebola remains low.”
The patient is reportedly in a stable condition ahead of their arrival back in the UK (file)(Image: AP Photo/Sebastien Kitsa Musayi)
In a statement, a Foreign Office spokesperson said: “A British citizen currently in the DRC has tested positive for Ebola. The risk to the UK public from Ebola remains low.”
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