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Patient tests negative after Ebola alert at Glasgow hospital

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A patient suspected of having the Ebola virus at a Glasgow hospital has tested negative, sources have told BBC News.

Precautionary measures were taken after the patient was admitted to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH) in the early hours of Tuesday.

If confirmed it would have been the first case in the UK since an outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda in May.

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