British man with Ebola flown from Congo to London for treatment
The UK government says the risk to the public remains low and the patient is being treated in an isolation unit.
Key facts
Story- A British doctor infected with Ebola in DR Congo has been flown home to the UK for treatment.
- The patient is being cared for at the Royal Free hospital in north London.
- The UK government says the risk to the public remains low.
A British doctor who was infected with the virus during work in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been brought back to the UK for specialist care. The Department of Health and Social Care announced the transfer on Thursday, 6 November.
The patient was flown home on a medical evacuation flight. The department has not released the person's name. The doctor had been helping with the response to the outbreak in Africa when they tested positive for the virus.
The patient is now in a specialist top-level containment facility at the Royal Free hospital, located in the Hampstead area of north London. Units like this are built to care for patients with dangerous infections while stopping the disease from spreading.
The government has stressed that the country has set procedures for handling cases like this one. It said the risk to the public remains low.
It is not yet known when the doctor was infected or how they are responding to treatment. It is also not clear how many people, if any, they came into contact with before leaving Africa. Officials have not said whether any further cases are expected.
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