Emergency in Cagliari due to a suspected case of Ebola .
On Via Manno, the road was cordoned off and doctors and nurses, wearing masks and aseptic suits, intervened . Protocol was implemented to remove a person and take them to the hospital.
According to reports, the patient, who returned from Congo, is exhibiting symptoms consistent with the virus . Doctors entered his home and took him to the infectious disease center at Santissima Trinità . The man will be tested for the virus, and the investigations will be conducted by the Spallanzani hospital in Rome this evening.
To carry out the operations and ensure compliance with the protocol, the municipal police, the state police, and the fire brigade also intervened on site.
The alarm was raised around 2:00 PM, when the street was closed to pedestrians and businesses were forced to lower their shutters. A few hours later, Via Manno was reopened, as were the shops, and the usual traffic resumed.
The Ministry of Health also confirmed the suspected case, emphasizing that the risk in Italy remains very low : "The patient returning from Congo," it explained in a statement, "is showing symptoms, is now in isolation, and will be tested for the virus. The tests will be conducted at the Spallanzani Hospital in Rome this evening. The risk of Ebola in Italy remains very low."
Just two days ago, the ministry issued an ordinance requiring anyone arriving, directly or indirectly, by any means of transport, from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, or who has been in those areas up to 21 days prior to entering Italy, to complete, sign, and submit a declaration to the Prevention Department of the Local Health Authority (ASL) of their place of residence or domicile within 24 hours .