Ebola outbreak: Kenya moves ahead with US quarantine facility for Americans exposed to the virus, despite restrictions
Key points
- Kenya's government is moving ahead with its plans to establish an Ebola quarantine and treatment facility at a military installation in collaboration with the US after a Kenyan high court temporarily suspended the arrangement.
- The facility is being established for Americans who have been potentially exposed to the virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), over 1,500 miles away.
- Kenya has not reported any Ebola cases so far, CNN reported.
- Trump admin plans quarantine facility The development comes days after NBC News reported that US President Donald Trump's administration is planning a quarantine facility in Kenya for Americans who have been exposed to the virus.
- The quarantine facility is aimed at providing Americans access to care faster while avoiding lengthy medical evacuation flights, which often take over 12 hours, an official said.
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Kenya's government is moving ahead with its plans to establish an Ebola quarantine and treatment facility at a military installation in collaboration with the US
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Key Takeaways
- Kenya's government is moving ahead with its plans to establish an Ebola quarantine and treatment facility at a military installation in collaboration with the US after a Kenyan high court temporarily suspended the arrangement.
- The facility is being established for Americans who have been potentially exposed to the virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), over 1,500 miles away.
- Kenya has not reported any Ebola cases so far, CNN reported.
- Trump admin plans quarantine facility The development comes days after NBC News reported that US President Donald Trump's administration is planning a quarantine facility in Kenya for Americans who have been exposed to the virus.
- The quarantine facility is aimed at providing Americans access to care faster while avoiding lengthy medical evacuation flights, which often take over 12 hours, an official said.
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