Officials in India say two Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) patients admitted are effectively responding to the treatment.

New Delhi, Aug 28/Nationalturk – Two Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) patients admitted in a hospital in India are responding to the treatment, officials have said.

“The two passengers — a doctor and a physiotherapist, who were admitted in Dr RML Hospital in New Delhi (Indian capital) for treatment after being tested negative for Ebola have responded to anti-malarial treatment and are afebrile now,” Indian health ministry officials said.

They said one of the patients has now been discharged.

“M/s Afcons and International SOS have brought back 113 passengers including 2 Nepalese nationals from Liberia to India. 96 passengers have landed in Mumbai and another 17 in Delhi. All the passengers have been screened at the airports and found healthy except for one passenger, who had fever and sore throat,” they said.

Officials said the passenger was discharged from quarantine cum isolation facility at Delhi Airport after testing negative for EVD.

‘Passengers from Western African countries being screened’

Officials said State governments across the country have been requested to ensure tracking and monitoring of the passengers coming from four Western African countries.

“All the 5 passengers who travelled from affected countries and quarantined at isolation facility at Delhi Airport have been tested negative for EVD and released from this facility,” the officials said.

They said during past 48 hours,  148 passengers from the affected countries have arrived at the Airports of Mumbai (30), Delhi (92), Kochi (8), Bangalore (15) and Chennai (3).

“One passenger travelling from Nigeria has been found symptomatic and quarantined at isolation facility at Delhi airport. Her report is awaited.”

The officials said a cumulative number of 821 passengers are being kept under radar across the country.

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