British hospitals brace for deadly Ebola virus to arrive here ‘in days’
Metro.co.uk
Wednesday 8 Oct 2014
Health chiefs have briefed hospitals on how to cope with Ebola patients as scientists predict that the deadly virus could arrive here in days.
Researchers at Boston Northeastern University predict that there is a 50% chance Ebola will arrive here within the next 16 days, due to Britain being a major transport hub.
The ‘red alert’ warning came as a nurse in Madrid became the first person outside Sierra Leone, LIberia and Guinea to become infected with the virus, which is fatal in up to 70% of cases.
There is no vaccine.
Chief medical officer Professor Dame Sally Davies said in a memo to NHS staff: ‘This is to update you on Ebola in West Africa, and to remind you of the need to remain vigilant for cases imported to the UK.’
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