Article 79JA6 British Ebola patient evacuated from DR Congo arrives at London hospital

British Ebola patient evacuated from DR Congo arrives at London hospital

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Nadeem Badshah
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Doctor who was helping response to outbreak in Africa taken to specialist isolation unit at Royal Free 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, whose identity is unknown, was transported home on a medical evacuation flight, the Department of Health and Social Care said on Thursday. They are now being cared for in a specialised high-level isolation unit at the Royal Free hospital in Hampstead, north London.

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