We reported that a 9-year-old Nigerian girl with symptoms associated with Ebola, was admitted to the special Ebola quarantine unit at the Ernakulam General Hospital, India.(read it:HERE)
By the time of arriving at the Kochin International Airport on Monday, the child had already had cold, fever and breathlessness. Therefore she was immediately quarantined, Times of India informed.
Health officials at the airport confirmed the information saying that it was the first case of a passenger arriving at their airport from an Ebola-hit country with the dangerous signs of the disease.
According to New Indian Express, Dr Amar Fettle, state nodal officer for Ebola, said that the girl tested negative for the virus.
“The girl did not have any immediate ailments. She came along with her mother for the latter’s treatment in a private hospital. The girl had some problems. Hence, they decided that she would also be consulted here. That’s why they took the girl along with her mother.”
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