Another Ebola death registered in Mali
With a contingent of over 80 members of the Mali national soccer team expected to fly in today, another Ebola death has been registered in the West African country raising further fears in the country on the possibility of an outbreak.
Mali’s Eagles are expected to jet in later today aboard a chartered flight for Saturday’s 2015 Africa Cup of Nations’ qualifier against the Flames at Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre.
BBC yesterday reported that a Malian nurse has died of the deadly disease, the second confirmed death in that country. The report says the nurse had treated a man who arrived from Guinea at the Pesteur Clinic in Bamako.
According to BBC, the latest case is not related in any way to the first, which claimed the life of a two-year-old girl a fortnight ago.
The latest development comes after CAF dismissed FAM’s fears over the outbreak of the deadly Ebola disease in Mali ahead of that country’s national team visit.
At the weekend, Ministry of Health spokesperson Henry Chimbali said so far, there are no restrictions in place against Mali.
