If HSE struggles with superbugs how could it ever tackle ebola?

Since the story broke of the ebola virus, we’ve all learned it is spread [in part] through close contact with infected bush meat. According to the Born Free Foundation, every year, 7,500 tonnes of bush meat is imported into Britain, often wrapped in plastic and kept in holdalls during flights. How much is coming into Ireland?

If HSE struggles with superbugs how could it ever tackle ebola?

And with Irish doctors now travelling to West Africa, there is a chance of them returning with Ebola. Or are we waiting until they’re surely infected before flying them back, like happened with the Spanish doctor?

The HSE says this is not a worry at all. But in the past, they have proven their ill-worth and disregard to the people they should heal. They are unable to perform decent deep cleaning in hospitals to combat superbugs, let alone handle an illness with a 90% fatality rate.

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