75 year old Fr. Miguel Pajares,
the Spanish priest who was infected with the Ebola virus in Liberia and
evacuated to Spain for treatment, is dead.
The priest was airlifted from
Liberia on August 7 after contracting the disease while working for a
non-governmental organization. He was being treated at Carlos III hospital
Madrid where he had been quarantined since his return from Liberia.
He was put on the experimental drug,
Zmapp, last Saturday August 9th after the drug arrived from the United
States. However, it may have been too late as the reverend father has now lost
the battle to the deadly virus
May
his soul rest in peace. This will be the first European that has died from the
recent outbreak of the deadly virus. Meanwhile the deaths from Ebola has passed
the 1,000 mark. Late yesterday, the World Health Organization said 1,013 people
have now died from Ebola. Also, President, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, announced
yesterday that Liberia is to receive sample doses of experimental drug, ZMapp
to treat doctors infected with Ebola A statement published on Mrs Sirleaf’s
website on Monday said the US had approved a request from Liberia to ship the
medicine after a direct appeal to US President Barack Obama on Friday. But
spokesperson for the US Health and Human Services (HHS) Department said US
authorities had simply assisted in connecting the Liberian government with the
drug’s manufacturer, insisting that the drug company had worked directly with
the Liberian government.
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