A woman has reportedly been rushed to the Mater Hospital, Dublin, with symptoms similar to that of the Ebola virus.
A series of tests are being carried out on the woman, who was taken to the National Isolation Unit at the hospital earlier this afternoon from a premises in west Dublin.
According to The Mirror, the woman was taken from The Plaza apartment complex in Tyrrelstown by ambulance as a precaution.
It is understood that the woman had recently travelled from Africa and is at low risk of having contracted the virus.
This picture, courtesy of Twitter user Keith Heffernan, shows the area around the Mater Hospital cordoned off.
Garda have street around mater hospital sealed off suspected Ebola patient rushed in pic.twitter.com/YD2x0r2a3b
— Keith Heffernan (@Keithyheffo) October 20, 2014
A spokesperson for the Mater Hospital confirmed the news: “I can confirm a woman has been admitted to the National Isolation Unit in the Mater Hospital at a low level. Every precaution is being taken”.
Ebola can only be spread through contact with an infected person’s bodily fluids and isn’t transmissible by air.
Lead image via RTÉ News
