Fears that Ebola may reach Britain intensified last night after a passenger from Sierra Leone died at Gatwick airport.
The 72-year-old woman became ill and collapsed after she left a Gambia Bird jet arriving from the West African country.
The woman, who was reportedly vomiting and sweating heavily, later died in hospital.
Tests last night showed that the woman
did not have the virus, which has killed 256 people in Sierra Leone. A
total of 826 have died in West Africa since the outbreak began in
February.
The plane, which had 128 passengers on board, was quarantined as officials traced those who had been in contact with the woman.
An
airport worker told the Daily Mirror: ‘We’ve all seen how many people
have died from Ebola, especially in Sierra Leone, and it’s terrifying.
The woman was sweating buckets and vomiting.
‘Paramedics
arrived to try to help her. The next thing everybody was there…
emergency crews, airfield operations, even immigration.
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