British doctor with Ebola evacuated from DR Congo to London hospital
A British doctor who tested positive for Ebola while working in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has returned to the UK for specialist treatment. The patient's identity has not been disclosed. The Department of Health and Social Care said on Thursday that the person was brought home on a medical evacuation flight. The patient is now being treated in a specialised high-level isolation unit at the Royal Free hospital in Hampstead, north London. The doctor had been helping the response to an outbreak in Africa.
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Source: The Guardian
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