(CNN) — A Spanish nurse’s assistant who caught
Ebola while caring for a patient is to be discharged Wednesday after 30
days in the hospital, medical officials said.
Teresa Romero Ramos is
now clear of the virus, Dr. Jose Ramon Arribas told a news conference in
Madrid, flanked by other hospital personnel. “Everyone can be assured
that there is no danger whatsoever of her being contagious,” he said.
now clear of the virus, Dr. Jose Ramon Arribas told a news conference in
Madrid, flanked by other hospital personnel. “Everyone can be assured
that there is no danger whatsoever of her being contagious,” he said.
Romero has spent the past
month at the Carlos III Hospital in Madrid, the same hospital where she
contracted the illness while helping to care for an infected missionary
who had been brought back from West Africa.
month at the Carlos III Hospital in Madrid, the same hospital where she
contracted the illness while helping to care for an infected missionary
who had been brought back from West Africa.
She chose not to speak at
the news conference for personal reasons, said the hospital’s director
general, Dr. Rafael Perez-Santamarina.
the news conference for personal reasons, said the hospital’s director
general, Dr. Rafael Perez-Santamarina.
Ramon said that through
Romero’s case the hospital had learned many lessons about the treatment
of patients with Ebola and how to protect the staff caring for them.
Romero’s case the hospital had learned many lessons about the treatment
of patients with Ebola and how to protect the staff caring for them.
Romero was the first person to be infected with Ebola outside West Africa in the current outbreak. Authorities announced October 19
that tests showed that Romero no longer had Ebola but she remained in
the hospital while further tests were carried out and she recuperated.
that tests showed that Romero no longer had Ebola but she remained in
the hospital while further tests were carried out and she recuperated.
source: CNN.com
