A UK doctor diagnosed with Ebola in Congo was evacuated to the UK
A British doctor who tested positive for Ebola while working on the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was flown to the UK on Thursday. The BBC reported he was taken to the Royal Free Hospital in London. He is unidentified. A UK government spokesperson said public risk remains low.
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A UK physician diagnosed with Ebola while working on the epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was evacuated to the UK on Thursday for treatment. The BBC reported that he landed at RAF Northolt and was taken to a specialist infectious diseases unit at the Royal Free Hospital in north London. The doctor has not been identified. The BBC said this was the first confirmed case of a UK national contracting Ebola during the latest outbreak in DR Congo, which has so far led to more than 5,000 deaths. Earlier this week, a UK government spokesperson said there were “well-established procedures for dealing with cases like this” and that the risk to the public remains low. The Mirror reported that the evacuation took place on a specially arranged medical flight.
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Verifier’s note
WRAL’s AP report, Herald Online’s Reuters report, The Guardian, and BBC News report that the British doctor infected with Ebola was evacuated from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the UK for treatment. The Mirror’s Facebook post also reports the evacuation and treatment, while the Instagram result only says evacuation was planned.