The patient is described as stable. Arrival is expected on 4 or 5 November, followed by transfer in a specialist ambulance to a high-consequence infectious disease unit. These details describe a planned transfer; the sources consulted do not establish that it has been completed.
The British government confirms that a citizen in the DRC has tested positive and says established procedures have been activated. It assesses the risk to the UK public as low. The patient’s identity and receiving hospital are not publicly identified in this information.