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British healthcare worker with Ebola to be evacuated from DRC to UK, document shows

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A British healthcare worker infected with Ebola is being evacuated from the DRC to the UK for specialist treatment, highlighting the severe risks medical staff face in outbreak zones.

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Patient, who is ⁠in ​stable condition, is expected to arrive in Britain on Wednesday or ThursdayA British healthcare worker infected with Ebola ⁠is being medically evacuated from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Britain for specialist treatment, according to an official document seen by ⁠Reuters.The patient is ⁠in a ​stable condition and is expected to arrive in Britain on Wednesday or Thursday before being transferred to a specialist ambulance to ⁠a high-consequence infectious disease unit, the document showed. Continue reading...

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