Israeli media report that dedicated teams underwent decontamination at Rambam Hospital overnight after a patient suspected of having Ebola was transferred to the isolation complex. This is the second suspected case in two days, after a traveler from the Democratic Republic of Congo was isolated at the same hospital on Friday.
Overnight, after a patient suspected of Ebola was transferred to the isolation unit at Rambam Health Care Campus, specialized cleanup teams carried out decontamination of the hospital grounds, according to journalist Or Ravid. The transfer followed the initial isolation of a traveler from the Democratic Republic of Congo late Friday night — the first suspected case, as The Zioneer reported at the time. Health officials await definitive test results; the patient is being treated under full isolation protocols. The second case suggests heightened vigilance at the Haifa hospital, though no official statement on the patient's condition or travel history has been released.
3 developments
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