Suspected ebola man in the clear
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The second suspected case of Ebola in Thailand was cleared yesterday when a Dutch man's second blood test result cleared him from the deadly disease, Department of Medical Services health expert Dr Naruemol Sawanpanyalert said.
The 52-year-old, now free of fever, was moved out of the quarantine room to a normal room where he would remain until full recovery, she said.
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) yesterday arranged a drill for Ebola, after the number of deaths rose to 2,218 in five African countries. The World Health Organisation (WHO) reported that Guinea, Liberia, Serra-Leone, Nigeria and Senegal have seen 4,366 suspected patients since the outbreak started in February, said BMA governor’s chief advisor Wanlop Suwandee. The drill, to prepare BMA personnel to confidently handle the sitaution, started with the detection of a suspected patient at Suvarnabhumi Airport and the transfer of the patient to a BMA hospital where steps were taken to test, treat and separate him and search for at-risk persons close him.
