A patient who was being evaluated at Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM) for a potential case of Ebola was determined not to have the virus, according to the hospital. The hospital wrote in an email around 4:30 p.m. that a patient was being evaluated for a potential case of Ebola. However, at around 8 p.m., the hospital confirmed the patient was no longer considered a potential case. “The CHUM confirms that the patient’s isolation related to Ebola has been lifted,” a media spokesperson for CHUM told CTV News. “Consequently, Ebola protocols will not be activated.” For confidentiality reasons, the hospital said it will not comment further. The hospital said standard protocols were in place while the case was being investigated, including temporarily rerouting ambulances to allow staff to safely transfer the patient from the ambulance to a dedicated isolation room in the emergency department. Canada implemented a travel ban in May related to an ongoing Ebola outbreak that prevents people from Uganda, South Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) from travelling to the country. The ban was updated in September and set to expire on Sept. 28 but was extended to Nov. 27.
