Heart-breaking ebola stories recounted by nurse

A nurse who contracted ebola after volunteering to help people in west Africa stricken with the deadly virus has chronicled the heartbreak she experienced while treating its victims.

Wed, 31 Dec, 2014 - 00:00

Dominic Harris

Pauline Cafferkey, who has been a nurse for 16 years, was deployed to Sierra Leone last month as part of a 30-strong team of volunteers.

She is being treated in the Royal Free Hospital in north London after being diagnosed with the disease following her return to the UK on Sunday.

More in this section

Shia ministers walk out as Lebanon’s Cabinet debates plan to disarm Hezbollah

Pope feeds fish and pats horses as he opens Vatican’s sustainable farming centre

Israel strikes Gaza City high-rise building as offensive ramps up

Courts Place: West Africa Place: Sierra Leone Place: north London Place: UK Place: Scotland Place: Glasgow Place: Freetown Place: Green Zone Place: Red Zone Place: Blantyre Person: Pauline Cafferkey Person: Cafferkey Event: christmassy Organisation: Royal Free Hospital Organisation: Ebola Treatment Centre

President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House (Alex Brandon/AP)

Trump renames Department of Defence as the Department of War

READ NOW

Heart-breaking ebola stories recounted by nurse

Unlimited access. Half the price.

Trump renames Department of Defence as the Department of War

Latest

Most Read