A 26-year-old man, who tested positive for the Ebola virus in November, continues to remain in isolation as he is still carrying the deadly virus.
According to Health Ministry officials, the man had travelled from Liberia and reached Delhi on November 10. The virus was found in his semen and he has been in isolation since in the special health facility of the Delhi Airport Health Organisation.
The virus can remain in the semen for up to seven weeks after recovery.
“He was last tested on January 16. The tests are carried out every 15 days, so there will be another round of tests to determine if he is fit to go,” said an official. Health officials have noted that the virus has been in his body fluids much longer than is usually expected.
