Ebola virus ‘far ahead’ of global response as Spanish nurse get better
The condition of Teresa Romero, the first person to contract Ebola outside Africa, improves but the world’s ability to combat an Ebola epidemic is criticised
TelegraphUK
11 Oct 2014
Countries across the world scrambled to stem the deadly Ebola outbreak that is getting worse “every day” on Saturday, as the condition of a Spanish nurse infected with the disease improved.
Travellers were screened and safety drills were carried out as a UN official just back from west Africa warned the disease, which has killed more than 4,000 people, was outpacing efforts to fight it.
“The virus is far ahead of us and every day the situation gets worse,” the head of the United Nations’ emergency Ebola mission Anthony Banbury, told UN leaders after a tour of Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone, the nations worst hit by the epidemic.
“Collectively we must stop the spread to other countries and ensure that countries are prepared to rapidly detect, control, and eliminate the virus if it is introduced.”
A suspect case was ruled out in Brazil, where a Guinean man tested negative for Ebola, the health ministry said, but fears of contagion persisted in Europe.
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