Thursday, March 12, 2015

UK Military Health Worker Transported from Sierra Leone after getting Ebola Virus

A military health worker of United Kingdom is infected with Ebola virus while working in Sierra Leone. Officials were very much worried and arranged a transport using C-17 plane. Infected patient is female and transported along with two close friends as a safety precaution.

UK has deployed around 700 military and health workers in Sierra Leone to assist local population in controlling epidemic disease Ebola. Virus infection was reason of working close to patients and there is a chance of getting infected just like USA doctor got it recently.


Health worker will be shifted to Royal Hospital in London for extensive care. A official statement is issued by Public Health England to clarify that general population is not at risk. UK's Minister of Military Mark Francois, said that safety procedures are set for treating Ebola. But a close layer is always present of danger.

Sierra Leone has been hit with highest number of cases reported. There are around 24,000 infected persons. And among them 10,000 has died recently and figure continues to grow. Dr. Jenny Harries stated that chance of recovery for UK patient is very high when admitted to Royal Hospital.

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