Nigerian Woman with Ebola Flown Out of the Country
Nigeria's first Ebola patient, the wife of a Swiss diplomat, has been flown out of the country for treatment. The evacuation took place at Abuja's airport.
Nigeria’s first Ebola patient has been flown out of the country on a medical evacuation plane.
ARISE News reports that the woman is the wife of a Swiss diplomat in Nigeria. She was evacuated on Monday morning from the private jet section of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja.
The news team saw a group of ambulances and diplomatic cars arrive at the airport before the medical plane took off with the patient.
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The federal government is expected to make a statement about the evacuation once the plane leaves Nigerian airspace.
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