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

The Guardian UK Wednesday 04 November 2026, 16:32 UTC By Reuters 1 min read
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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...

Patient, who is ⁠in ​stable condition, is expected to arrive in Britain on Wednesday or Thursday

A 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.

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