A Taiwanese man faces a fine after telling doctors he had symptoms of Ebola after travelling to Africa, officials said on December 7.
The 19-year-old could face a fine of up to TW $150,000 (158,600 baht). The man was hospitalised on December 5 at Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital in southern Taiwan. He told doctors he was suffering from fever and diarrhoea and had eaten bats during a recent trip to Nigeria. The hospital immediately quarantined the man.
Tests for Ebola were found to be negative, and authorities also discovered that the man had never travelled abroad. Doctors at the hospital said they feared he was mentally ill. — AFP