FRANCE RECORDS FIRST EBOLA CASE IN DOCTOR RETURNING FROM DR CONGO. (PHOTO).

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 France records first Ebola case in doctor returning from DR Congo France confirmed its first imported Ebola case after a humanitarian doctor returned from a mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Health Ministry said Wednesday, Anadolu Agency reported. The patient, who had returned from an area where the virus is circulating in Congo, was immediately admitted to a specialised healthcare facility and is in stable condition, the ministry said in a statement. “All precautionary measures, including the patient's isolation, were taken upon his arrival in the country,” it added, saying the transfer to hospital was carried out under secure conditions to prevent any risk of contamination. French health authorities said a full epidemiological investigation is underway to identify people who may have been in contact with the patient. The current outbreak is being driven by the rare Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus, for which there is no approved vaccine. The disease causes sev...

QUEEN ELIZABETH AND PRINCE CHARLES PRESENTED THE GEORGE CROSS TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE AT WINDSOR CASTLE. (PHOTOS).


“It is with great pleasure on behalf of a grateful nation, that I award the George Cross to the National Health Services of the United Kingdom.”

Yesterday The Queen, accompanied by The Prince of Wales, presented the George Cross to representatives of the National Health Service at Windsor Castle.

The award recognises staff, past and present, across all disciplines and all four nations.

The Chief Executives and front line workers from each of the Home Nations accepted the award. Recipients included Modern Matron May Parsons (pictures front row, second left in group photo) from University Hospital Coventry who administered the world’s first COVID vaccine in December 2020.

🎖 The George Cross was instituted by King George VI on 24th September 1940, during the height of the Blitz, to recognise, “acts of the greatest heroism or the most courage in circumstances of extreme danger.”

This is only the second time during The Queen’s 70-year reign that the award has been presented collectively to an organisation or group of people (Her Majesty presented the George Cross to the Royal Ulster Constabulary in 1999).
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