“The person (...) tested negative for the Marburg virus using a PCR test,” a statement from Hamburg's social affairs department read.Laurent Gillieron/EPA-EFE

Suspected German Marburg virus cases test negative – POLITICO

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Two people suspected of having the deadly Marburg virus in Germany have tested negative, local authorities have said.

Police closed two tracks at Hamburg’s central station on Wednesday while emergency crews in full protective gear evacuated a train from Frankfurt after two passengers, a 26-year-old medical student and his partner, contacted doctors because they were worried that they had contracted a tropical disease in Rwanda. 

The East African country is currently experiencing an outbreak of the lethal and highly contagious Marburg virus. According to the country’s health ministry, there have been 26 confirmed cases as of Sunday, while eight people have died from the virus.