No need for Ebola panic in China: WHO spokesman  

世卫组织：中国民众无须对西非埃博拉疫情恐慌

就有媒体报道说一名由非洲返回中国香港的女子出现类似埃博拉病的症状，世界卫生组织新闻发言人保罗·加伍德30日对新华社记者表示，尽管西非地区埃博拉疫情仍然严峻，但中国民众无须对此恐慌。[查看全文]

(ECNS) -- Chinese people have no need to fear that the Ebola virus will spread to their country, said World Health Organization (WHO) spokesman Paul Garwood, according to xinhuanet.com.

The current Ebola outbreak has been limited to the West African countries of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.

Tourists are very unlikely to get infected with the virus at the epidemic area, the WHO announced earlier. The Ebola virus is spread mainly through direct contact with infected blood, excretions, or other bodily fluids, as well as with the dead bodies of the infected.

Hong Kong on Wednesday also denied receiving any reports of suspected Ebola cases. Reports that afternoon had said a Hong Kong woman was suffering from fever, dizziness and vomiting, which are initial symptoms of Ebola, after returning from Kenya. However, she later tested negative for the virus, reports said.

The WHO has yet to issue a travel or trade ban on the epidemic area.

But Garwood suggested that all countries should intensify monitoring of the virus. If travelers returning from the epidemic area exhibit similar symptoms in three weeks, they should ask local medical departments for help and report their travel details, Garwood added.

The Ebola virus, which broke out in West Africa in February, has caused 672 deaths in the area, according to a WHO report.