Charity worker freed

A 24­YEAR­OLD Spanish woman has finally been freed by the Iranian authorities after spending nearly four months in prison over her involvement in the anti­government protests that swept the country last year.

Ana Baneira was arrested and imprisoned at the beginning of November, although the exact details of her detention were been made public.

The young Galician woman, a member of a non­profit human rights organisation, was reportedly taking part in the mass demonstrations over the death of Masha Amini at the hands of the Iranian police for failing to wear the veil correctly. Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Al­

THE Spanish Ministry of Health announced on Friday, February 24, that the safety protocol had been initiated in the Valencian Community. It was activated because of a suspected case of a person suffering from the deadly Marburg virus.

They pointed out that the patient’s biological samples had been sent to the reference laboratory of the Carlos III Health Institute in Madrid for possible confirmation of the case, as reported by a local news source.

A 34­year­old man was found to be displaying symptoms compatible with the disease. He apparently visited Equatorial Guinea during a period of time that could correspond bares confirmed that Baneira is “in good health” and was set to land in A Coruña on Monday, where she could finally be reunited with her family and friends. Albares had previously contacted his Iranian counterpart to demand the release of the charity worker, as “the charges of which she was accused were totally unfounded.” All efforts are now focusing on achieving the release of another Spanish citizen who is still behind bars in Iran.

Deadly virus

to the incubation and development of the disease.

The patient was transferred from a private hospital and subsequently admitted to the High­Level Isolation Unit of the La Fe University and Polytechnic Hospital in Valencia.

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), the Marburg virus is a disease with a case­fatality ratio of up to 88 per cent. The disease was initially detected in 1967 after simultaneous outbreaks in Marburg and Frankfurt in Germany, and in Belgrade, Serbia.