Hyderabad monitors two Sudanese patients after Ebola test

Two Sudanese nationals are under observation in Hyderabad after being admitted to a state-run hospital with symptoms that prompted screening for Ebola Virus Disease. The patients, both of whom are currently asymptomatic, are awaiting test results.

The first individual, a 35-year-old man who arrived at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport on Thursday for knee surgery, was identified during routine thermal screening. He was subsequently transferred to the isolation ward at Gandhi Hospital. Officials reported Friday morning that he no longer had a fever and was showing no symptoms.

Later on Thursday, a second patient, a Sudanese student in his 20s, was referred to the same hospital from a private health facility. His condition had also improved by Friday, with officials confirming he was no longer febrile. A close contact of the student has been advised to remain in home isolation.

The Telangana government has established a dedicated isolation ward with ten beds at Gandhi Hospital specifically for potential Ebola cases. The admissions follow enhanced public health measures implemented at Hyderabad Airport. These protocols, enacted last month in accordance with national health and...