infected ebola nurse flown to swizerland

A nurse was reportedly bitten by an Ebola patient in Sierra Leone and has been taken to Switzerland as a precaution

 A nurse who was working in Sierra Leone to aid efforts and fight  against Ebola has been bitten by one of the patient.
Source AP reported that the unidentified health worker with an international organization was bitten by a child who was infected
with the deadly ebola virus disease.
Swiss authorities have reportedly said that the man has been flown to Switzerland as a precaution.
The nurse was wearing the requisite protective gear when he was bitten so he is unlikely to have contracted the disease.
He will be reportedly be kept under observation at Geneva's University Hospital for the incubation period of three weeks.
The current Ebola outbreak has claimed as many as over 2800 lives with Sierra Leone being one of the worst infected country among the affected countries.

Popular posts from this blog