Seven Americans quarantining at Kenya Ebola facility after US travel ban, says aid group
Summary
Seven American aid workers who helped fight Ebola in Congo are quarantining in a new facility in Kenya after the US introduced travel rules. The facility is on a Kenyan military base and has caused controversy and legal challenges in Kenya.Key Facts
- Seven American aid workers from Samaritan’s Purse are quarantined in Kenya after returning from Congo.
- The US requires Americans returning from Ebola-affected areas to stay in a third country for 21 days before entering the US.
- The quarantine facility is a 50-bed bio-isolation unit being built on a Kenyan air force base.
- Kenya’s health minister ordered construction of the facility to stop, but building continued amid legal disputes.
- The quarantined Americans have no Ebola symptoms and include some who only did construction work, not direct patient care.
- Kenyan authorities have not allowed the group to leave the facility or move around in Kenya.
- Samaritan’s Purse is a major aid group working on the Ebola outbreak and has received US government funding.
- Ebola spreads through direct contact with infected body fluids and is often deadly.
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