Ebola Panic Grips Nude Beach
These beach-goers had very little protection from the sun, much less germs when panic struck the beach. (Photo: Reuters)
By Yaron Steinbuch
These Canary Islands revelers in their birthday suits sure wished they had hazmat suits.
Nudists were shocked when a group of migrants arrived on their Gran Canaria beach and described having Ebola-like symptoms, Metro.co.uk reported.
Some of the 19 migrants were from Sierra Leone and Guinea, two of the West African countries ravaged by the deadly disease. They were looking for a better future in Spain.
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The migrants were kept in a pseudo-quarantine until a dump truck took them away to be processed. The startled nudists were kept at bay during the tense episode.
Four of the migrants were taken to a hospital, but none of the 19 was found to have Ebola.
The beach, Maspalomas, can only be reached by walking across sand dunes for 2 miles.
San Bartolome Mayor Marco Aurelio Perez told Spanish newspaper El Mundo that the island is an “established destination” for migrants.
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“Unfortunately, illegal immigration has become a common sight in the West,” Perez said.