Macedonia fears ebola spread as Briton dies

Macedonia has confirmed it is checking for the ebola virus in a British man who died within hours of being admitted to hospital in the capital Skopje yesterday.

Authorities sealed off a hotel where he had been staying, isolating a second Briton and hotel staff.

A Health Ministry official said the man had arrived from Britain on October 2 and had been rushed to hospital at 3pm yesterday where he died several hours later.