Kenya minister says US-run Ebola facility plans halted after court order
Summary
Kenya has stopped work on a U.S.-run Ebola quarantine centre after a court ordered a halt due to protests and legal challenges. The facility, planned near Nairobi, was meant to house evacuated U.S. citizens from the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.Key Facts
- Kenya’s health minister announced a complete stop to building the Ebola quarantine facility at Laikipia airbase.
- The court ordered the halt after the minister ignored earlier stop-work orders.
- The quarantine centre was intended for U.S. citizens evacuated from DR Congo, where there is a major Ebola outbreak.
- The facility would have about 50 isolation beds and be managed by U.S. medical staff.
- Protests and unrest over the facility led to three deaths near the site.
- Kenyan medical professionals oppose the centre, fearing it could harm the country’s health system.
- Kenya has not yet had any Ebola cases.
- The Ebola outbreak in DR Congo has caused over 1,000 cases and at least 267 deaths, with some cases in neighbouring Uganda.
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