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Worker dies after Zejtun farm structure collapses A 48-year-old worker from Zejtun lost his life while carrying out con- struction work on a farm in Hal Tarxien Road, Zejtun. Preliminary investigations sug- gest that while the man was on site together with five other workers, a wall or a structure holding the part under construction gave way, trap- ping the man under it. Members of the Civil Protection Department were called but the man was certified dead on site. A second man, 41, also from Zej- tun, was taken to Mater Dei Hospi- tal for treatment to injuries he suf- fered. A magisterial inquiry is underway. Police appeal for information in missing person case THE police are once again appeal- ing for public information to help in its investigation to locate a man that was reporting missing nine days ago. Francis Cauchi, 54, was last seen in Paola wearing blue trousers and a red t-shirt. The Police said anyone with any information which may assist in lo- cating Cauchi is asked to contact the police, even in confidence, by call- ing 2122 4001 or 119 or by visiting the nearest police station. maltatoday, SUNDAY, 21 SEPTEMBER 2014 News Suspected Ebola case 'was hepatitis', Sicilian media report Your success is our goal. Proud to be selected as the Safest Bank in Malta for 2014 4 SAFEST BANK AWARD 2014 2131 2020 I bov.com Issued by Bank of Valletta p.l.c. 58, Zachary Street, Valletta VLT 1130 - Malta Growth must be pursued in a sustainable manner and in alignment with BOV's vocation as a major pillar of financial stability in Malta. A Filipino sailor who was ad- mitted into Italy by Sicilian port authorities may be suffer- ing from hepatitis not from the Ebola virus, as first suspected in Malta. According to livesicilia.it, ini- tial medical assessment carried out at the Maggiore di Modica hospital suggested the sailor had hepatitis. The sailor was on board the mv Western Copenhagen, a merchant vessel that had left from Guinea – one of the coun- tries worst hit by the Ebola dis- ease – en route to Ukraine. The vessel, which requested medical assistance from Malta, was denied entry by the Mal- tese authorities on suspicion that the man may have been in- fected by the Ebola virus. While the government in- sisted that at no point did it have a clear picture of the situ- ation, the symptoms as relayed on the telephone by the captain matched the case definition of Ebola as defined by the World Health Organisation. The symptoms reported were abdominal pain, mild head- ache, vomiting, fever and sore throat. Prime Minister Joseph Mus- cat said the government sought the assistance of the Attorney General and experts on inter- national law in taking its deci- sion. Muscat insisted that the decision was both legally and morally correct. "We are acting in conformity with all international conven- tions, where countries have a right to self preservation in that health systems and national se- curity are not jeopardised. "Morally, we know we are cor- rect in not endangering Malta's health system since we do not have a clear definition of what is on board."