UPDATE: The UK government have now decided to install screen tests at all ports. The US has them already installed. It is reported that the Spanish nurse is getting worse. Hopefully she will get better and we send all out best wishes.
At the moment, in the UK there is not only the danger of IS coming back from fighting and plan attacks on the British public but there is also the threat of Ebola spreading all over the world.
The main concern is to contain the virus and hopefully even to eliminate it. The army plans to fly out over 100 medics to Sierra Leone which seems the main affected area. At the moment they are training 13 hours a day with protective clothing with personal pretending to have Ebola. The drill centre in Strensall Barracks, Yorksh. has various temperature for the staff to be prepared for the African heat.
22 Field Hospital, of Aldershot, Hants, set up 12 beds where volunteer medics can be treated.
On a visit yesterday, Armed Forces minister Mark Francois said: "The critical point is to have a world class medical facility that can give other medical workers comfort that they get the best treatment,"
In the US a 46 year old man died. He came from Liberia and showed no symptoms. After awhile he developed the symptoms and was treated in Texas but they could not save his life.
In Spain a nurse was struck down with it who was working in Sierra Leone. So far she seems all right.
All theses cases seems to be on the increase and experts predicted that there is a 50 per cent chance it could reach Europe and spread across within 16 days. Therefore full alert has been given and hospitals in the UK and the mainland Europe are preparing for the worst. After all 6,000 people arrive in Britain a week from roughly 40 flights from Nigeria, Ghana and The Gambia. There has been suggestions to screen people but the time and costs does not justify it because most of the people do not show any symptoms on arrival.
Mr Cameron spoke to the Sierra Leone president Ernest Koroma. A spokesman said:"They discussed how the £125million in UK aid was helping efforts. The president said the situation was very serious and they need to train more medical staff and improve the burial process."
My comment to this information is first of all £125million is an incredible sum to give to Sierra Leoneevery year which in their money is enormous. The pictures which had been posted show people live in very, very deprived conditions. All housing built with wood and no sanitation. Dirt and water running on the unpaved streets. So what had they been doing with £125million and that is only in one year. Besides they have oilfields as well. It is no surprise that viruses are rampant.
The other remark is that Liberia burned the people who died of Ebola. It was seen in the newspapers that Sierra Leone still buries them and the gravediggers worn no protections which leaves them wide open to pick up the virus. It is irresponsible after all the months the Ebola is there. So what is the president doing all this time?
Now, not only spent the UK £125million but sends the army with all the equipments and medical experts out there to help which is more expense. It is incredible.
UPDATE: The latest news after the emergency meeting "Cobra" yesterday it was decided that the Government is now sending 750 staff and a hospital ship to fight the disease. It is a better arrangement for the staff as well as for the sick but higher costs. This is not meant to begrudge the people urgent treatment but the Sierra Leone which does not make the slighted effort despite the £125million from the UK alone and other millions of pounds from other countries.
Where does that money go? One thing for sure they are fighting a civil war since 1991 and as always have money for that.
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