The first UK citizen to die of the dreaded Ebola Virus
Disease has been recorded in Skopje, the capital of Macedonia.
Though, not yet confirmed, the Daily Mail reports that the
unnamed man is the first British victim of the Ebola outbreak that has killed
thousands in West Africa and has spread to North America and Europe.
A second man, a friend of the deceased, has also shown
symptoms of the disease. The man's death and nationality was confirmed by the
Macedonian Foreign Ministry this evening. Tests are underway to find out if he
had the disease.
The UK Foreign Office says it is investigating the incident.
So far the epidemic, the worst on record since Ebola was discovered in 1976,
has claimed 3,800 lives and infected at least 8,000 people.
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