British healthcare worker with Ebola to be evacuated from DRC to UK, document shows

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British healthcare worker with Ebola to be evacuated from DRC to UK, document shows

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A British healthcare worker infected with Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is being evacuated to the UK for specialist treatment. The patient is reported to be stable and is expected to be transferred to a high-consequence infectious disease unit after arrival.

Patient, who is ⁠in ​stable condition, is expected to arrive in Britain on Wednesday or Thursday A British healthcare worker infected with Ebola ⁠is being medically evacuated from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Britain for specialist treatment, according to an official document seen by ⁠Reuters. The patient is ⁠in a ​stable condition and is expected to arrive in Britain on Wednesday or Thursday before being transferred to a specialist ambulance to ⁠a high-consequence infectious disease unit, the document showed. Continue reading...

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