by David Cyril
The German health authorities have quarantined a 30-year-old Nigerian woman who showed symptoms consistent with the deadly Ebola disease.
The mass-circulation BildDaily said the woman had fainted, and that she said later that she had recently been in contact with people infected with Ebola and several people who had been with the woman inside the building in the northeastern district of Prenzlauer Berg were later taken to hospital for testing.
Berlin fire department spokesman Rolf Erbe said that because the patient came from “an area affected by a highly contagious disease, we took these precautions.”
“The patient was isolated inside the ambulance, the staff took the appropriate protective measures. An emergency medic, the public health officer, arrived and the necessary precautions were taken,” he added.
The World Health Organization said Today that the Ebola virus had killed 84 people in just three days, bringing the global death toll to 1,229, while confirmed, probable and suspect infections rose to 2,240.
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so sad that the woman lost her life to killer ebola. May her gentle soul rest in peace !
May her soul rest in peace.