# British doctor with Ebola flown to London hospital

> A British doctor who contracted Ebola while responding to an outbreak in DR Congo has been evacuated to a specialist isolation unit at the Royal Free hospital in London.
- Title: British doctor with Ebola flown to London hospital | Shortify
- Summary: A British doctor who contracted Ebola while responding to an outbreak in DR Congo has been evacuated to a specialist isolation unit at the Royal Free…
- Keywords: ebola, democratic republic of the congo, royal free hospital, london, medical evacuation, infectious disease, the Guardian
- Source: the Guardian — https://theguardian.com/world/2026/nov/05/british-ebola-patient-evacuated-drc-arrives-london-hospital
- Published: 2026-11-05T20:30:11+00:00
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- Topics: ebola, democratic republic of the congo, royal free hospital, london, medical evacuation, infectious disease, news, world
## British doctor evacuated with Ebola
A British doctor who tested positive for Ebola while working in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been transported home on a medical evacuation flight for specialist treatment.
## Now in isolation at Royal Free
The patient is being cared for in a specialised high-level isolation unit at the Royal Free hospital in Hampstead, north London. All staff are equipped with necessary personal protective equipment.
## First British case in current outbreak
This is the first case involving a British national contracting Ebola in the current outbreak, which was declared in May by DR Congo's health ministry and has surpassed ten thousand cases and five thousand deaths.
## Risk to public remains low
Dr Renu Bindra, deputy director for all-hazards public health response at the UK Health Security Agency, said the risk to the wider public remains low due to well-established infection prevention protocols.

> the risk to the wider public remains low
## Key takeaway

A British doctor contracted Ebola in DR Congo and was evacuated to London's Royal Free hospital for specialist treatment, the first British case in the current outbreak.