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[quote=Anonymous]Sounds like Spain has dropped the ball similar to the first missteps in Dallas. So much of this info is contradictory - staff saying that their protective suits didn't meet WHO regulations, while Spanish authorities insist that WHO protocols are always followed; the nurse practically having to force them to test her for Ebola; and the nurse waiting in the emergency room separated from others by a curtain, while authorities insist she was isolated immediately.

"Staff at the hospital where she worked told El País that the protective suits they were given did not meet World Health Organisation (WHO) standards, which specify that suits must be impermeable and include breathing apparatus. Staff also pointed to latex gloves secured with adhesive tape as an example of how the suits were not impermeable and noted that they did not have their own breathing equipment. [...] Spanish health authorities have said that professionals treating Ebola patients in Spain always follow WHO protocols."

"El Mundo reported that it was the nurse who asked to be tested for Ebola, having to insist repeatedly on being tested before it was done on Monday."

"While staff at the Alcorcón hospital were waiting for the test results, the nurse remained in a bed in the emergency room, separated only by curtains from other patients, hospital staff told El Mundo. Their version of events clashes with that of health authorities, who have said the patient was isolated from the first moment." 
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/07/ebola-crisis-substandard-equipment-nurse-positive-spain[/quote]

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