Alan Pardew Ebola announcement: Listen to bizarre moment Newcastle manager is interrupted by odd safety message

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="lead-text" itemprop="alternativeHeadline description" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: 'PT Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.006799697876px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <h2 class="" style="border: 0px; color: #5a6466; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 1.30769231em; font-weight: 100; line-height: 1.41176471em; margin: 0px 0px 0.75em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> The under-pressure boss was speaking to the media after his side's 2-0 victory over Manchester City in the Capital One Cup</h2> </div> <div class="styleGroup " style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div class="sharewrap" data-context="share-bar-2230675" data-friendly-name="Share Bar Link Click" data-max-times-to-track-links="5" data-share-url="http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/alan-pardew-ebola-announcement-listen-4534968" data-tweet-via="mirrorfootball" data-widget="tm.share.shareBar tm.omniture.omniLinkTracking" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div> <span style="background-color: white; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 1.30769231em; line-height: 1.52941176em;">This is the bizarre moment Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew was interrupted by an Ebola safety message during a post-match press conference.</span></div> </div> </div> <div class="body " itemprop="articleBody" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: 'PT Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.006799697876px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0.76923077em; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="border: 0px; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 1.30769231em; line-height: 1.52941176em; margin-bottom: 0.58823529em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> The under-pressure boss was speaking to the media after his side's 2-0 victory over Manchester City in the Capital One Cup.</div> <div style="border: 0px; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 1.30769231em; line-height: 1.52941176em; margin-bottom: 0.58823529em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> But while Pardew was talking about his side's important win, an automated message suddenly began, much to the bemusement of the manager and reporters.</div> <div style="border: 0px; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 1.30769231em; line-height: 1.52941176em; margin-bottom: 0.58823529em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> The message begins: "Ebola causes the following symptoms - sudden high fever, extreme tiredness..."</div> <div style="border: 0px; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 1.30769231em; line-height: 1.52941176em; margin-bottom: 0.58823529em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> A confused-looking Pardew smiles as one reporter shouts: "You are not even moving your lips when you saying that."</div> <div style="border: 0px; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 1.30769231em; line-height: 1.52941176em; margin-bottom: 0.58823529em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> <figure class="inline-image clearfix " style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 25px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;"><img alt="Alan Pardew's Ebola Statement" class="captify" height="409" src="http://i2.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article4535029.ece/alternates/s615/MAIN-Alan-Pardew.jpg" style="border: none; float: left; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Alan Pardew's Ebola Statement" width="615" /><figcaption style="color: #444444; float: left; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700; padding: 0.5em 0px 0px;">Alan Pardew's Ebola Statement</figcaption></figure> <div style="border: 0px; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 1.30769231em; line-height: 1.52941176em; margin-bottom: 0.58823529em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> <div style="border: 0px; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 1.30769231em; line-height: 1.52941176em; margin-bottom: 0.58823529em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> The </div> <div style="border: 0px; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 1.30769231em; line-height: 1.52941176em; margin-bottom: 0.58823529em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <br /></div> <div style="border: 0px; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 1.30769231em; line-height: 1.52941176em; margin-bottom: 0.58823529em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <br /></div> <div style="border: 0px; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 1.30769231em; line-height: 1.52941176em; margin-bottom: 0.58823529em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <br /></div> <div style="border: 0px; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 1.30769231em; line-height: 1.52941176em; margin-bottom: 0.58823529em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">      </div> <div style="border: 0px; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 1.30769231em; line-height: 1.52941176em; margin-bottom: 0.58823529em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <br /></div> <div style="border: 0px; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 1.30769231em; line-height: 1.52941176em; margin-bottom: 0.58823529em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <br /></div> <div style="border: 0px; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 1.30769231em; line-height: 1.52941176em; margin-bottom: 0.58823529em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <br /></div> <div style="border: 0px; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 1.30769231em; line-height: 1.52941176em; margin-bottom: 0.58823529em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <br /></div> <div style="border: 0px; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 1.30769231em; line-height: 1.52941176em; margin-bottom: 0.58823529em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <br /></div> <div style="border: 0px; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 1.30769231em; line-height: 1.52941176em; margin-bottom: 0.58823529em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <br /></div> <div style="border: 0px; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 1.30769231em; line-height: 1.52941176em; margin-bottom: 0.58823529em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Newcastle manager then patiently waits for it to finish, saying at one point "Is it over?"</div> <div style="border: 0px; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 1.30769231em; line-height: 1.52941176em; margin-bottom: 0.58823529em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> But as the journalists begin quizzing him again, the safety message suddenly starts.</div> <div style="border: 0px; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 1.30769231em; line-height: 1.52941176em; margin-bottom: 0.58823529em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> It even advises people how to handle the body of somebody who has died from the disease.</div> <div style="border: 0px; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 1.30769231em; line-height: 1.52941176em; margin-bottom: 0.58823529em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> More than 10,000 people have now been infected with Ebola worldwide and around half have died, global health chiefs said over the weekend.</div> <div style="border: 0px; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 1.30769231em; line-height: 1.52941176em; margin-bottom: 0.58823529em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Screening started at Heathrow a fortnight ago. And it is also being brought in at Gatwick.</div> <div style="border: 0px; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 1.30769231em; line-height: 1.52941176em; margin-bottom: 0.58823529em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="http://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/jeremy-hunt" style="border: 0px; color: #e90e0e; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline-style: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Health Secretary</a> Jeremy Hunt sparked confusion when he suggested that travelers would have to volunteer to be tested. But Downing Street said the checks were compulsory.</div> <div style="border: 0px; color: #2c2c2c; font-family: 'PT Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 1.30769231em; line-height: 1.52941176em; margin-bottom: 0.58823529em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Experts said tests are unlikely to detect infected travelers but they do provide an opportunity to tell anyone who might develop symptoms the importance of seeking medical help.</div> </div> </div>

Alan Pardew Ebola announcement: Listen to bizarre moment Newcastle manager is interrupted by odd safety message

The under-pressure boss was speaking to the media after his side's 2-0 victory over Manchester City in the Capital One Cup This ...

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