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
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