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Cured Ebola doctor returns to Cuba

The Cuban doctor infected with Ebola in Sierra Leone has recovered after treatment with experimental drugs in a Swiss Hospital.

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The Cuban doctor infected with Ebola in Sierra Leone has returned to Havana after being cured in a Swiss hospital.

Felix Baez Sarria arrived via Paris on an Air France aircraft on Saturday and was received by Cuban Health Minister Roberto Morales.

Walking under his own power, Baez appeared to be in good health.

The 43-year-old doctor, who specialises in internal medicine at a military hospital in Havana, contracted Ebola while deployed to help people infected with the disease in the West African country.

He developed symptoms of the often fatal disease on November 16 and was transferred to a Geneva hospital five days later.

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The hospital said he recovered after treatment with experimental drugs.


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