NHS staff and airports told to prepare for possible UK Ebola outbreak
The WHO has declared the outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. It’s been understood that NHS staff are having to prepare for a potential influx of UK Ebola after it was announced there had been an outbreak in central Africa. According to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), caution is now advised regarding […]
1 week ago
Clip of Elon Musk admitting DOGE cancelled Ebola aid funding goes viral as cases surge
As Ebola cases surge in DR Congo, people are remembering what one of Elon Musk’s first acts in charge of DOGE was A clip of Elon Musk admitting his DOGE initiative had accidentally cancelled Ebola prevention efforts has resurfaced online amid an outbreak of the virus in Africa. In the video, from February last year, […]
1 month ago
Woman in UK diagnosed with new Ebola-like disease with 40% fatality rate
The disease is not easily transmissible A woman in the UK has been diagnosed with Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCFH), an Ebola-like disease which is usually passed on through livestock or ticks. The unnamed woman is believed to have contracted the virus in a recent trip to Central Asia and after diagnosis from Cambridge University Hospitals […]
4 years ago
Touching footage of medical workers celebrating discharging Sierra Leone’s last Ebola patient (video)
It’s very easy to lose sight of how lucky we are in this country. We spend our days complaining about traffic, our jobs and how crap the weather is, but every now then you see something that makes you step back and realise things aren’t so bad. Stories like this one are always good for serving up […]
11 years ago