Spanish Priest Contracts Ebola Virus in Liberia as Government Declares 3-Day Fasting & Prayer
Madrid (dpa/NAN) ―
The Spanish government said that an air force plane was leaving Madrid
on Wednesday to pick up a Spanish priest who has tested positive for the
Ebola virus in Liberia.
The
Spanish Defence Ministry said the plane was leaving Madrid to pick up
the patient, in line with the strict security and quarantine guidelines
stipulated by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
The priest was the second foreigner to be evacuated from Liberia
after an American doctor suffering from Ebola was flown to Atlanta,
Georgia, on Saturday.Meanwhile, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf had declared three days of fasting and prayer, which will be held “to seek God’s mercy” with regards to the Ebola outbreak that has killed 263 people across the country.
The president called on all citizens to fast between 6 am and 6 pm, starting from Wednesday.
WHO officials say the current Ebola outbreak in West Africa which has reached Guinea, Sierra Leone,
Liberia and Nigeria, is the deadliest on record.
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