URGENT: Doctor Risks Everything to Save Lives, Sends Kids Away to Combat Deadly Virus.

BREAKING NEWS: Doctor Risks Everything to Save Lives, Sends Kids Away to Combat Deadly Virus KIGALI, RWANDA - A doctor has risked everything to save lives by sending her children away and helping combat a deadly virus outbreak. Dr. Tsion Firew, chair of emergency medicine at Africa Health Sciences University in Rwanda, made the heroic decision after learning that one of her colleagues had contracted Marburg, a highly contagious and often fatal disease. Dr. Firew immediately sent her children to safety and updated her life insurance policy, demonstrating her willingness to put others before herself. She then threw herself into the fight against the outbreak, working tirelessly in the emergency department at King Faisal Hospital in Kigali. The Marburg virus is a cousin of Ebola and has been spreading rapidly in Rwanda since its announcement last year. Dr. Firew's colleague who contracted the disease was just one of many cases reported in recent days. As news of the outbreak spread, hospitals across Rwanda have been working around the clock to contain the spread of the virus. Dr. Firew's bravery and selflessness are being hailed as a beacon of hope in the fight against Marburg. This is a developing story, with updates expected throughout the day. We will provide further information as it becomes available. *This is a developing story. Updates will be provided as more information becomes available. Based on reporting from Npr.*