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Reports of an Ebola case recorded yesterday at the Korle Bu Polyclinic in Accra turned out to be a false alarm. When the Daily Graphic visited the polyclinic yesterday, it was operating normally, except that patient attendance was low. A senior official of the polyclinic attributed the low attendance to the absence of some of its doctors who were attending a training programme. That assertion was corroborated by a notice by management dated January 9, 2015 and posted on a noticeboard for the attention of clients of the polyclinic, which is quoted below: �Notice is hereby given that there will be limited number of doctors on duty from Tuesday, January 13, 2015. This is to enable them undergo continuous professional training�. False alarm A source at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital also dismissed the reported Ebola case at the polyclinic as false alarm. It explained that a patient who reported at the polyclinic on Tuesday was suspected to have contracted the deadly Ebola virus. However, it noted, preliminary investigations ruled out Ebola . The source said the patient was, subsequently, transferred to the KATH for treatment. It assured the general public that the KATH had set up Ebola response teams �to help deal with any case that may be detected.� The source said people could, therefore, visit the hospital without any fear.