Briton dies of suspected Ebola in Macedonia - despite NOT having been to Africa

A British man has died of suspected Ebola in the Macedonian capital of Skopje.

If confirmed, the unnamed 58-year-old is the first British victim of the Ebola outbreak that has killed thousands in West Africa and has spread to North America and Europe.

People look from the window of the quarantined hotel in Skopje where the unnamed British man was staying

Health workers in Skopje, Macedonia, outside the hospital where the British man died of what is believed to be Ebola

Macedonian TV station Alfa TV reported the patient was admitted to an infection clinic in the city with symptoms of the disease.

When admitted to the hospital, the patient was unable to communicate and passed away shortly after. Tests are underway to find out if he had the disease.

Journalists gather outside the hotel where a 58-year-old man was staying. The man's friend, who has symptoms of the disease, told authorities there they had travelled to Skopje directly from Britain and had not been in any country known to have Ebola outbreaks