Friday 24 October 2014

Two US Ebola Nurses Free Of Virus

Two nurses infected with Ebola while caring for a dying patient in
Dallas have been declared free of the virus.

One of them, Nina Pham, met President Barack Obama at the White House,
hours after being discharged.

The news comes one day after a doctor returning from Guinea tested
positive for Ebola in New York City.

More than 4,800 people have died of Ebola - mainly in Liberia, Guinea
and Sierra Leone - since March.

On Friday, it was announced that one million doses of an experimental
Ebola vaccine will be produced by the end of 2015.

But it was a day of mixed news in the US, where the first infection in
New York was followed by the release from hospital of Ms Pham, 26.

"I feel fortunate and blessed to be standing here today," she said. "I
am on my way back to recovery."

Ms Pham thanked supporters for their prayers during her illness, and
asked for privacy as she plans her return to Texas and a reunion with
her dog, Bentley.

But first she was flown to Washington, at the request of the White House.
--BBC

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