Pauline Cafferkey, the British nurse who returned home after volunteering as a public health nurse for Save the Children in Sierra Leone, is now in critical condition, BBC News reports.
Cafferkey, who was given an experimental anti-viral drug and blood from disease survivors as treatment, is now in a deteriorating condition, this is according to The Royal Free Hospital, where the patient is currently confined. The hospital states, "Sorry to announce that the condition of Pauline Cafferkey has gradually deteriorated over the past two days".
Cafferkey, who travelled from Sierra Leonne via Casablanca, Morocco and London's Heathrow airport was permitted to come home to Scotland after being screened in Heathrow as she believed she felt feverish. She was then isolated in Glasgow's Gartnavel Hospital and was transferred to London's Royal Free Hospital via plane.
Meanwhile, 71 passengers from British airways, the plane which Cafferkey took, have already spoken to England's Public Health, while 101 of the passengers of Royal Air Maroc, the flight from Casablanca to Heathrow, are as of the moment being contacted by Public Health of England. The 31 passengers of the international flight are now being tracked by international authorities.
Furthermore, people have been praying for Cafferkey's health including UK's Prime Minister David Cameron as he tweeted, "My thoughts and prayers are with nurse Pauline Cafferkey who is in a critical condition with Ebola." While, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt expressed his concern by saying, "I know Dr Mike Jacobs and his team at the Royal Free Hospital are working tirelessly to provide her with the best possible care."
Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon also expressed her thoughts via Twitter, "My thoughts are with Pauline & her family at this extremely difficult time. Thanks to all who are caring for her."