British healthcare worker with Ebola being evacuated to UK from DR Congo

A British national in the Democratic Republic of Congo has tested positive for Ebola and is being medically evacuated to the UK for treatment.

• The UK government confirmed a British national in DR Congo tested positive for Ebola, the first such case in the current outbreak.
• Reuters reported, citing an official document, that the patient will arrive in Britain on Wednesday or Thursday for treatment at a specialist infectious-disease unit.
• A UK government spokesperson said procedures for such cases have been activated and the risk to the UK public remains low.
• The outbreak, which began in May, has recorded more than 10,000 confirmed cases and nearly 5,000 deaths.