England (Commonwealth Union)_ According to a statement released by Colchester Hospital in southeast England, one clinical section of the hospital was momentarily closed owing to an Ebolainfection control concern. However, the center continued normal operations from 7 am. The official statement from the hospital said: “Thank you to all of our patients and staff for their support yesterday afternoon, as we had to temporarily close one clinical unit at Colchester Hospital, the Emergency Center, for new patients. This was due to an infection control problem. Now the center is fully open.”
According to Dr. Mira Chand, UKHSA Director of Clinical and Emerging Infections, NHS physicians routinely examine travelers who report sickness for a range of infectious illnesses. In addition to Ebola, the patient will likely be tested for numerous other hemorrhagic fevers, such as Lassa fever and Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, which were found in the United Kingdom in February and March, respectively. According to sources, it will take some days to get the test results.
In late September, Ebola, which is transmitted by bodily fluids, was first found in Uganda. Since then, as many as 163 confirmed and suspected cases in nine locations have been reported, with 77 fatalities, including six healthcare professionals. According to Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni’s latest statement released during the weekend, the infection rates were decreasing in the country, despite the fact that there were three cases in an area 150 miles from the hotspot with no known relation to known patients, indicating that the virus may be spreading undetected.
It was found that the epidemic was caused by the Sudan strain of Ebola, a kind of the virus that has not been detected since 2012. People afflicted with Ebola are not contagious until they develop symptoms, which can take between two to twenty-one days. The virus is transmitted by contact with the blood, bodily fluids, or organs of an infected person or animal and is less infectious than COVID-19. The primary signs and symptoms are fever, vomiting, bleeding, and diarrhea.
