Has Ebola Virus Reached India? Health Officials Monitor Ghana Returnee
- 5 years ago
There was a major scare of the Ebola virus reaching the Capital after a Delhi resident returned from Ghana on 19 July on a flight with a passenger who tested positive for the deadly virus that has ravaged three West African countries in the last few months.
Health officials are now closely watching the Delhi resident, who lives in Dwarka since 21 July, following an alert by the World Health Organisation.
"We were alerted by the WHO about him being exposed to the disease. His co-passenger on the flight had tested positive for Ebola. Our surveillance units tracked him down and also examined people living with him," a health ministry official
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Health officials are now closely watching the Delhi resident, who lives in Dwarka since 21 July, following an alert by the World Health Organisation.
"We were alerted by the WHO about him being exposed to the disease. His co-passenger on the flight had tested positive for Ebola. Our surveillance units tracked him down and also examined people living with him," a health ministry official
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