TORONTO – A Ghanian student travelling through Prague was covered in black plastic and quarantined by Czech medical workers, according to a U.K. report.
The student, who was reportedly dealing with a bad cold, made it through airport security but was met with health officials at a railway station in Prague. In a video clip shared by Russian media, health workers dressed in full protective gear transport the man who is covered in a black tarp.
Following the incident, Ghana’s envoy in Prague planned to launch a formal complaint, the BBC says.
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Keep in mind, Ghana is not one of the regions in West Africa grappling with an Ebola epidemic. It’s spreading across Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Liberia and Guinea.
Ghanians are “outraged” over how the student was treated, the BBC says.
The world’s largest and longest Ebola outbreak is garnering worldwide attention. Doctors on the ground say that survivors in West Africa are often stigmatized by their community – but it extends beyond the region.
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As West Africans who have made their home in the United States watch the infection kill thousands half a world away, they are struggling to help far-off family and friends. In cities such as Minneapolis, Philadelphia, New York, Providence, Rhode Island, and Long Beach, California, they are praying, collecting donations and buying medical supplies for their countrymen.
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Some West Africans in the U.S. are also trying to assuage the fears of American neighbours who now look suspiciously at them. A Liberian man who travelled to the U.S. was diagnosed with Ebola just days after his arrival. While looking after him, two nurses contracted the deadly disease.
– With files from the Associated Press
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