Nigeria ‘ebola-free’ as other victims clear

Norway and Spain have confirmed their two ebola victims are clear of the disease, while Nigeria has been declared free of the disease in the first good news to come in the battle against one of the world’s deadliest diseases.

The EU will fund treatment and evacuation for any infected medical staff in an effort to step up help for the affected regions of Africa and this will also apply to Irish aid workers, Foreign Minister Charlie Flanagan has confirmed.

Qualified medical and care staff are desperately needed in Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Guinea, the three countries most affected by the virus, but fears about their safety and treatment if they contract the disease has delayed volunteers coming forward.