Ebola scare on Canary Island nudist beach after migrants from Sierra Leone arrived

 Panic, as group of migrants from West Africa arrived on a Canary Islands nudist beach caused panic among naked holidaymakers when they reported having symptoms associated with Ebola.

 

In case you don't know Canary Island is north-west of Spain and north-west of West Africa.

 

They arrived the Gran Canaria beach of Maspalomas about 8.30am and were isolated for seven hours while authorities struggled to decide what to do.

Several of the migrants said they were from Sierra Leone and Guinea - two of the most badly affected countries in the current outbreak.

Red Cross arrived and quickly established a cordon separating the group from the nearby nudists, then began taking their temperatures while wearing protective gear such as breathing masks and gloves.Spanish newspaper El Mundo reported.

 

Eventually, the authorities used a dump truck to collect the group and take them away to a holding center.

Local authorities later confirmed none of the group were carrying the deadly virus, although four were taken to hospital with health issues.