STOCKHOLM, October 19 (RIA Novosti) - A male passenger, who arrived at Stockholm Arlanda Airport on Sunday, has been rushed to a hospital and placed in quarantine over Ebola fears, Aftonbladet newspaper reported.
“The person was feeling nauseous, lethargic and ill. None of the three symptoms mean that this is Ebola, it can be anything. But we would rather be safe than sorry,” Swedavia spokesperson Ulf Wallin is quoted as saying by the newspaper.
“The passenger does not come from one of the [Ebola] affected countries,” Wallin added.
According to Aftonbladet, the man arrived at Arlanda from the Middle East. He was transported to a high-isolation unit at Stockholm’s Karolinska University Hospital, where he is to undergo a medical examination.
Meanwhile, in neighboring Norway, an aid worker is receiving treatment after getting infected with the Ebola virus in Sierra Leone, while working for Doctors Without Borders.
The largest Ebola outbreak in history is currently taking place in West Africa. Over 4,500 people have lost their lives in the epidemic and nearly 9,200 cases of confirmed or suspected infection have been registered. Though there is no officially approved cure for the disease, several countries are working on developing Ebola vaccines.
