Slovenia is fully prepared to treat Ebola patients although the chances of the deadly virus spreading to Slovenia are very low, Health Minister Milojka Kolar Celarc said here on Tuesday.
"If the Ebola virus appeared here, we guarantee that the people would be taken care of," the minister said, noting that all relevant institutions are preparing in case of an emergency.
Medical authorities have taken special measures at Brnik Airport and the Port of Koper, which are two major passageways to Slovenia, to guard against the arrival of the suspected Ebola patients.
In case a passenger of a plane arriving at Brnik Airport is showing signs of Ebola infection, the suspected patient will be rushed to the infectious disease clinic of University Medical Centre Ljubljana (UMCL).
The UMCL would be notified of the patient's arrival beforehand, and the passengers in contact with the patient on the plane would be checked by an epidemiologist, according to head of the UMCL infectious diseases clinic Franc Strle.
In response to an emergency appeal by the World Health Organization (WHO), Slovenia donated 30,000 euros (37,927 U.S. dollars) to help contain Ebola.
Slovenia has also provided three doctors who are on the WHO waiting list of humanitarian workers ready to travel there to provide assistance.
Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone have been worst affected by the disease. More than 6,500 people are infected and nearly 4,000 people have reportedly died from the disease.
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