US doctor monitored for Ebola leaves Czech hospital

A US doctor who was monitored for Ebola at Prague's Bulovka University Hospital after contact with an infected patient in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been discharged after completing the disease's incubation period. Patrick LaRochelle showed no symptoms of Ebola and has returned to the United States. He had been admitted to a high-security isolation unit on May 21 after arriving in Czechia on a special flight. During his stay, he praised the care provided by Czech medical staff. No case of Ebola has ever been confirmed in Czechia.

Author: Vít Pohanka