Ebola nurse William Pooley leaves hospital
William Pooley, 29, a volunteer nurse, was flown back to the UK for treatment on August 24 after contracting the virus in Sierra Leone.
He was being cared for in a special unit at the Royal Free Hospital in north London but the hospital announced that he was being discharged today.
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Hide AdAt a press conference, he praised the “world-class care” he had received at the hospital and thanked the Government and RAF for getting him home so quickly.
He said he had feared for his life after being diagnosed with the virus and woken by doctors in protective clothing.
“I was worried I was going to die.”
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