British national tests positive for Ebola in DRC

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British healthcare worker with Ebola treated in London

BBC News reported on 4 November that a UK national had tested positive for Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Mirror and The Guardian said the healthcare worker was expected to be evacuated to the UK, with The Guardian reporting that the patient was in stable condition. On 5 November, the Lancashire Telegraph reported that a British doctor was being treated in a London hospital; the reports do not give further details about the patient or treatment.