Tuesday, August 26, 2014

6 passengers isolated at Delhi airport over Ebola fears, 85 Indians clear screening test at Mumbai airport

New Delhi/Mumbai:  Six passengers who arrived at Indira Gandhi International airport on Tuesday morning have been isolated over Ebola fears.

The isolated passengers have been sent to RML hospital for further tests.

Meanwhile, 85 Indians from Ebola-hit countries reached Mumbai on Tuesday.

Fleeing west African nations amid the Ebola scare, all 85 Indians who arrived here from Liberia and Nigeria were cleared by the Airport Health Organisation as none had any symptoms of the deadly disease.

These passengers arrived in three batches with more to follow in the day, Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL) said in a statement.
26/08/14 Suhas Munshi/Times of India
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