LAS PALMAS, Canary Islands, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- A nudist beach in the Canary Islands had a moment of Ebola panic after 19 West African immigrants arrived on the beach with reports of fever. <\/p>\n
The immigrants, who were planning on starting a new life in Spain, landed on Gran Canaria beach of Maspalomas. They landed at 8:30 a.m. Friday with at least three of the arrivals hailing from Guinea and Sierra Leone -- two of the three countries severely affected by the Ebola outbreak. <\/p>\n
The immigrants were isolated for hours with some going to the hospital and others were detained for deportation to their home countries after being collected in a dump truck. The dump truck was reportedly used because ambulances would have required multiple trips. <\/p>\n
\"It presents risks because it is an established destination.\" said Marco Aurelio Perez, the mayor of San Bartolome. \"Unfortunately, illegal immigration has become a common sight in the West.\" <\/p>\n
Ebola has claimed 4,818 lives, according to the latest figures from the WHO, and is only contagious if the symptoms are present, which is why the fever raised an alarm. <\/p>\n
None of the immigrants tested positive for Ebola. <\/p>\n
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