Showing posts with label NB. Show all posts
Showing posts with label NB. Show all posts

Monday, September 8, 2014

Canada: Possible Ebola case at Hôpital Notre-Dame in Montreal.


Canada: Possible Ebola case at Hôpital Notre-Dame in Montreal. HT: Crof.

Yahoo!News: Possible Ebola cases at Hôpital Notre-Dame. Excerpt from the Google translation, slightly edited:
A man just arriving from Guinea vomited on the plane Sunday was held in isolation at the Notre Dame Hospital on Sherbrooke Street in Montreal. 
Since the patient has visited this country in West Africa where the Ebola virus is prevalent, he was sent directly to Notre Dame, one of two hospitals designated by the Department of Health and Human Services to support patients suspected of carrying Ebola. 
Analyses were made on the man and sent to the National Microbiology Laboratory (NML) in Winnipeg. The results should be known Monday. 
If the patient is infected with the virus, he will be transferred to a special room in intensive care at the Notre Dame Hospital.

Sunday, September 7, 2014

Canada - Ebola scare? St. John NB Hilton Hotel quarantine: Woman had visited a foreign country.


Canada - Ebola scare? St. John NB Hilton Hotel quarantine: Woman had visited a foreign country.HT: Crof.

Via CBC News New Brunswick: Hilton Hotel quarantine: Woman had visited a foreign country. Click through for a video. Evidently everyone's got Ebola jitters.
The Hilton Hotel in Saint John, N.B., has been quarantined after a woman who just returned from a foreign country fell ill, according to a platoon chief on scene.  
Responders wouldn't say which country she was in, only that it's not in North America. 
“As a precautionary measure we’ve quarantined the building for now until we can determine what the cause of her illness is,” Saint John police Staff Sgt. Mike King. 
"There was information passed on to us that caused us some concern." 
People at the hotel have been told not to leave. The woman was taken to hospital. 
The general manager of the hotel says the woman was found unconscious by cleaning staff. The Hilton contacted police around 11:40 a.m. 
Four police officers are inside the hotel, while four officers are investigating from outside. 
Public health officials have been called in. Fire crews and Ambulance New Brunswick are also on scene. 
Ken Pearce of Smithville, Ont., checked into the Hilton Saturday night. He left around 10 a.m. to take in the city. When he came back he wasn’t allowed to go to his room to get his insulin. 
“They won’t tell us anything," he said. "We’re just waiting to get back into our room. That’s all.” 
Guests quarantined on the inside told CBC News they don't know what's going on either.
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