Management of the John F. Kennedy Medical Center has described rumors of a confirmed Ebola patient admitted at the hospital as fake. “The relocation of patients to the newly renovated emergency building is due to the creation of bed spaces as indicated in the entity’s 150-days deliverables project,” the hospital noted.

The health authorities’ clarification comes amid reports from Bombiah District in neighboring Sierra Leone about the discovery of the deadly virus in a bat. In bordering Lofa County, health officials are warning residents not to eat bat.