A British healthcare worker infected with Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo is to be evacuated to the UK for treatment

Updated 2026-11-04 · told from many outlets at once

A British healthcare worker infected with Ebola is being evacuated from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Britain. The outbreak there has caused nearly 5,000 deaths by late October. The UK has had only four confirmed Ebola cases since 1976.

• A British healthcare worker infected with Ebola is being medically evacuated from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Britain.
• The outbreak in DR Congo has nearly 5,000 deaths reported by late October.
• The UK Health Security Agency reports only four confirmed cases in Britain since 1976.

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