New US Ebola patient arrives in Germany for treatment
A US aid worker infected with Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been transported to Germany for medical treatment. Simultaneously, the US government has restricted commercial travel for Americans currently in the DRC.
Why it matters
The report underscores the international health risks posed by Ebola outbreaks and the geopolitical response to managing infectious disease containment.
Nurses dressed in personal protective equipment demonstrate protocols for dealing with infected patients at Charité hospital in Berlin last month. Nurses dressed in personal protective equipment demonstrate protocols for dealing with infected patients at Charité hospital in Berlin last month. Ebola New US Ebola patient arrives in Germany for treatment Aid worker flown to Berlin as Trump administration bars Americans from traveling to US on commercial flights
Prefer the Guardian on Google A US national who contracted Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has arrived in Germany for treatment, the health ministry in Berlin said on Monday, weeks after another American infected with Ebola in the DRC was treated in Berlin.
Meanwhile, the Trump administration on Monday said it was blocking American citizens in the DRC from traveling to the US on commercial flights, Reuters reported, citing a White House official.
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