Ebola

UK hospital ward partially closed due to ‘suspected Ebola virus’ case

UK hospital ward partially closed due to ‘suspected Ebola virus’ case

BREAKING A UK hospital ward has been partially closed due to a “suspected Ebola Virus case”. As per STV, part of a ward at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow has been closed after a patient arrived with a suspected case of Ebola at the Acute Receiving Unit early on Tuesday morning (30 June). The […]

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WHO declares Congo Ebola outbreak a global ‘health emergency’

WHO declares Congo Ebola outbreak a global ‘health emergency’

More than 1,600 people have died. The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo a “public health emergency of international concern”. “It is time for the world to take notice,” WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a statement, as he accepted the advice of his advisory board to invoke the emergency provision (PHEIC), […]

7 years ago

Congo’s Ebola risk is “very high” as confirmed cases of the virus spread

Congo’s Ebola risk is “very high” as confirmed cases of the virus spread

There is a risk that it may spread to other countries, as a case has been found in a highly populated area. The WHO (World Heath Organisation) have confirmed that a new case of the Ebola virus disease has been found in Mbandaka, a city in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The news has caused […]

8 years ago