A Nigerian passenger heading to Madrid from Paris has caused the
isolation of a plane, believed to be carrying about 183 passengers,
after he showed symptoms of Ebola.
The Ebola outbreak has heightened tensions worldwide as a plane was today isolated at an airport in Madrid, Spain after a man, who was reportedly coming from Nigeria, fell ill with a fever and shivers.
The
passenger, who had a stopover in Paris before reaching the Spanish
capital, is now being treated as a suspected Ebola case, authorities
said today, October 16.
A spokesperson for the Spanish Airport Authority
is said to have stated that the flight arrived from Paris and that the
plane was taken to a special area of the airport while the passengers
were kept on board.
There were 183 passengers on
the affected plane and according to airline workers, they have all
disembarked normally while the plane will be disinfected.
The sick
man will be however be taken to the Carlos III Hospital in Madrid's
where he will be isolated and tested for the disease.
Two Spanish priests, Miguel Pajares and García Viejo, have died of Ebola after contracting the disease in West Africa and nurse, Teresa Romero, who got infected by one of the priests while treating him, is recuperating in a Madrid hospital.
SOURCE: telegraph.co.uk
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