An Ebola case has been confirmed in Scotland. A healthcare worker, who returned from Sierra Leone last night has been diagnosed with Ebola, the Scottish government has confirmed. The patient returned from Sierra Leone yesterday and is now receiving treatment at the specialist Brownlee Unit for Infectious Diseases at Glasgow's Gartnavel Hospital. The Scottish Government said in a statement tonight that procedures to deal with infectious diseases have been put into effect.


The worker returned to Scotland via Casablanca and London Heathrow, and arrived into Glasgow Airport on a British Airways flight at around 11.30pm on Sunday. They were admitted to hospital early on Monday morning after feeling unwell, and were placed into isolation at 7:50am.


Anyone deemed to be at risk will be contacted and closely monitored the statement added, but stressed: "the risk to others is considered extremely low" as the aid