"The Prime Minister [David Cameron] has called the First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon regarding the confirmed case of Ebola in Scotland. The Prime Minister made clear that the UK government stood ready to assist in any way possible," a spokesperson for Cameron was quoted as saying in a statement published on the UK government website.
The spokesperson said that Cameron and Sturgeon also discussed response measures the United Kingdom has in place against the virus, and how they were being implemented.
"They agreed that both governments would remain in close touch and ensure everything possible was done to support the patient and, although the risk to the general population remained low, all measures would be taken to protect public health," the spokesperson added.
On Monday, a female nurse who returned from Sierra Leone a day earlier tested positive for the Ebola virus. She was taken to Glasgow's Gartnavel Hospital, where she stayed until being moved to London's Royal Free Hospital, where William Pooley, a male British nurse who also contracted the virus, was previously treated.
The nurse, whose name was not announced, arrived in Scotland from the West African country via Casablanca and London.
Reports published Tuesday said that Scotland is suspecting one other person of having contracted the virus.
The current outbreak of the Ebola virus started in Guinea in December 2013, reaching Liberia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria and Senegal in the first few months of 2014. Some Ebola cases have been reported outside of West Africa, including in the United States.
According to the latest World Health Organization (WHO) estimates, as many as 7,842 people have died from the virus so far.
