The Charité hospital in Berlin confirmed on Friday, via a PCR test, that the American patient admitted to the facility is infected with the Bundibugyo virus, which is linked to an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, local media reported. The man is reportedly very weakened and presenting clear symptoms, but he is currently not in critical condition and does not require intensive care measures for the time being.

According to background information, The Washington Post reported, citing five people familiar with the matter, that the White House initially resisted authorizing the return to the United States of an American physician exposed to Ebola while working in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which delayed his evacuation and treatment. According to the newspaper, the physician — identified as Peter Stafford — was ultimately transferred to Germany.