Suspected Ebola patient tested at Glasgow hospital amid unit lockdown
A patient is being tested for suspected Ebola at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow after arriving back in the city from an affected country. The hospital's acute receiving unit was sealed off on Tuesday afternoon while the person was assessed and moved elsewhere in the hospital. No case has been confirmed, but the incident has prompted precautionary measures at one of Scotland's largest hospitals.The patient is understood to have been admitted in the early hours of Tuesday after developing symptoms. Public Health Scotland said it was working closely with the UK Health Security Agency to assess routes by... [Continue Reading]
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Day News Recap: Hormuz truce, Ukraine strikes and global shocks dominate a volatile day
The biggest development was a fragile de escalation around the Strait of Hormuz, with the United States and Iran agreeing to stand down for now after several days of strikes and counterstrikes near the waterway, even as a separate report said talks in Doha remain disputed and volatile. 🔗 🔗In the Middle East, Israeli strikes in Gaza killed at least four Palestinians, including a 13 year old girl, as attacks on tents and other civilian sites continued, while Israel also carried out further strikes in southern Lebanon, including the destruction of what it described as a tunnel near the village... [Continue Reading]
DR Congo bans mass gatherings in Kinshasa amid Ebola spread fears
The Democratic Republic of Congo has banned mass gatherings in the capital, Kinshasa, and three other areas as authorities try to stop Ebola spreading beyond the country's eastern provinces. The order was issued by Interior Minister Jacquemain Shabani, according to the supplied report, as officials warned that the outbreak could reach the city of about 18 million people. The restriction also applies to Tshopo, Haut-Uele and Bas-Uele, which border provinces where Ebola has already been confirmed.The current outbreak has so far been detected in Ituri, North Kivu and South Kivu, all in the east of the country, around 1,800 km... [Continue Reading]
Nearly 300 Ebola-positive people unaccounted for in Democratic Republic of the Congo outbreak
Public health officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo say the whereabouts of almost 300 people who have tested positive for Ebola are currently unknown. The warning comes as the outbreak continues to grow in conflict-affected areas where health workers have limited access to camps and communities. Officials say the situation is raising concern about wider community transmission.Jean Kaseya, director general of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, said on Thursday that more than 1 million people are living in camps that health workers cannot reach. He said figures on recovered patients, those in treatment and deaths... [Continue Reading]
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Trump faces GOP backlash as Senate blocks war-powers curb and White House seeks $87.6bn for Iran war costs
The White House is seeking $87.6 billion in additional funding tied largely to the war with Iran, while Congress has again signalled resistance to the administration's handling of the conflict. The request comes as Senate Republicans narrowly blocked a war powers resolution that would have limited President Donald Trump's authority to continue military operations against Iran. It also follows a tense closed-door meeting in which Trump confronted Republican lawmakers over the interim Iran agreement and the political fallout from the war.The funding request is linked to Operation Epic Fury, the administration's name for the Iran war, and is intended to... [Continue Reading]
Trump asks Congress for urgent Iran-linked funding as Senate curbs new strikes
The Trump administration has asked Congress for about $67.15 billion in urgent funding linked to Iran, adding a new budget fight to the wider dispute over the war. The request was sent on Wednesday, a day after the Senate approved a resolution aimed at blocking any new attacks on Iran without congressional approval. Trump criticised the Senate move, sharpening the clash between the White House and lawmakers over who controls military escalation.According to the request, $21 billion would go to the Pentagon for munitions, industrial base support and other capabilities described by the administration as critical. The funding is part... [Continue Reading]
France confirms first Ebola case in doctor returning from DR Congo as contact tracing begins
The French Health Ministry has confirmed the country's first Ebola case on national territory in a doctor who recently returned from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The patient was isolated immediately after landing in Paris, and officials said the person is now in a stable condition. The ministry said the risk of transmission remains low, while contact tracing is under way.According to the supplied material, the doctor flew on a commercial service from Kinshasa and was almost asymptomatic, apart from headaches. The ministry said the patient's condition slightly deteriorated during the flight, but isolation and medical care began as... [Continue Reading]


