German federal police closed two tracks at Hamburg Central Station for several hours, according to BILD. “Passengers had to leave the platforms, emergency personnel in full protective suits boarded the ICE from Frankfurt,” the outlet wrote. It’s believed two passengers may have been infected with Marburg virus. JUST IN – German federal police block several tracks at Hamburg Central Station: Two travelers had apparently been infected with the deadly Marburg virus, BILD reports. pic.twitter.com/HaEjpcfEBF — Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) October 2, 2024 Per BILD: The man is said to be a German medical student (26). He and his girlfriend boarded the ICE train to Hamburg on Wednesday afternoon in Frankfurt/Main. During the train ride, both developed flu-like symptoms. However, it is unclear whether they have actually been infected with the Marburg virus, according to fire department spokesman Christian Wolter. The student had previously arrived by plane directly from Rwanda. There he had contact with a patient who the doctors later diagnosed as being infected with the Marburg virus. The East African country is currently being hit by the deadly virus. The Ministry of Health in Rwanda’s capital Kigali announced that eight people have died from the virus since last Friday. A total of 27 Marburg infection cases have been confirmed. “Hamburg: Virus fear at Hamburg Central Station – police close off tracks! Fire department spokesman Christian Wolter on the current situation,” BILD reporter Marco Zitzow wrote (translated). Hamburg: Virus-Angst am Hamburger Hauptbahnhof – Polizei sperrt Gleise ab! Feuerwehrsprecher Christian Wolter zur aktuellen Lage. https://t.co/kE8N8m7UX7 #Hamburg @FeuerwehrHH pic.twitter.com/F6x2Np6Obg — Marco Zitzow (@MarcoZitzow) October 2, 2024 The German medical student and his girlfriend were taken to a local hospital and their luggage was confiscated. “The health department has ordered the police to arrest people at the main train station as part of infection protection measures,” said Alexander Fricke, spokesman for the Hamburg-Nord district, according to BILD. BREAKING: Several tracks at a railway station in Hamburg, Germany was cordoned off after two suspected cases of Marburg virus. One of the suspected cases is a student who arrived directly from Rwanda, where he had contact with a confirmed Marburg case, according to Bild. pic.twitter.com/Si5ubymcu8 — Infectious Disease Tracker (@HmpxvT) October 2, 2024 Per Daily Mail: The UK Government has issued warnings about an untreatable Ebola-like virus — which kills up to nine in 10 people it infects — that is currently spreading in Africa. Marburg, one of the deadliest pathogens ever discovered, has already killed 10 people in Rwanda, with around 300 people being monitored for suspected infection. In a statement, UK health chiefs demanded that businesses provide extra monitoring of employees visiting the African nation. The World Health Organization (WHO) has previously described the situation as of ‘great concern’, adding there is high risk of the outbreak spreading to other African countries. Last year, an outbreak of the virus — which causes sufferers to bleed from the eyes — tool hold in nearby Tanzania.