The Guardian reported, citing an official document seen by Reuters, that a British healthcare worker infected with Ebola is being medically evacuated from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Britain for specialist treatment. The Guardian report on the evacuation said the patient is in a stable condition.
According to The Guardian, the patient is expected to arrive in Britain on Wednesday or Thursday. The report carries a Reuters byline.
ABC News reported that the British government said Thursday that a British man being treated for Ebola in Congo is being evacuated to the United Kingdom. The ABC News report on the evacuation describes the patient as a man and does not mention an occupation.
The two accounts differ in how they describe the patient. The Guardian, citing Reuters, described a healthcare worker, while ABC News described a man being treated in Congo. The sources do not say whether they refer to the same person.
The Guardian's account says the patient is being moved for specialist treatment, while the ABC News account says the patient is currently being treated in Congo. Neither source, as summarized, names the patient. Neither describes the patient's current symptoms beyond the stable condition reported by The Guardian.
Sources: The Guardian: British healthcare worker with Ebola to be evacuated from DRC to UK, document shows; ABC News: British man being treated for Ebola in Congo is being evacuated to the UK.