A Spanish charity announced Monday a third member of staff at its hospital in Liberia has died of Ebola, saying it fears a lack of basic safety precautions let the virus spread through its team.
The charity's Ebola-struck hospital in the capital Monrovia has been shuttered, three of its personnel died and another, an elderly Spanish priest with Ebola, was evacuated to Madrid for treatment.The latest Ebola victim from the Saint Joseph's Catholic Hospital is Ghanaian priest George Combey, who died of the virus overnight, his Roman Catholic order said in a statement.
"We wish to show our support to George Combey's family at this difficult time," said the Hospitaller Brothers of St. John of God, which created the Juan Ciudad ONGD international aid group.
The haemorrhagic virus killed the hospital's director, Cameroon-born Patrick Nshamdze, on Aug. 2, and a week later it claimed the life of a nun at the same hospital, Chantal Pascaline, from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
By Ruchi Singh
reporter
Park Sae-jin
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