In a suspected case of Ebola virus, health officials detained and placed under observation a 25-year-old man who arrived from the Republic of Guinea at the Chennai Airport last night. He is being kept in the isolation ward of the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital.His health is being closely monitored by a team of doctors and staff who have taken the precautionary measures recommended. More details are awaited.

The Union Health Ministry has opened a 24-hour “Emergency Operation Centre” . The helpline numbers are: 011-23061469, 23063205, 23061302.