The U.S. government is setting up a quarantine facility in Kenya to quarantine Americans exposed to Ebola.
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The United States government is setting up an overseas quarantine facility to treat Americans who have been exposed to Ebola, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). DETAIL: The quarantine facility is located in Kenya in East Africa. It aims to address the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Over 230 people in Congo are believed to have died from Ebola since the outbreak began. By having an overseas quarantine facility, the Trump administration aims to ensure against any possibility of the disease being brought into the United States. The facility ensures Americans in affected countries receive high-quality, lifesaving medical care without needing a medical…Open
The International Rescue Committee warned the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda is spreading faster than responders can contain it.
The U.S. government has added two more airports for enhanced Ebola screening as part of its efforts to prevent the virus from entering the country.
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) have added Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport and Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport as new screening hubs for travelers from Congo , Uganda, and South Sudan, starting May 26. This comes as part of U.S. efforts to prevent the spread of the current Ebola outbreak in Africa, which has already resulted in over 1,000 suspected and confirmed cases. DETAIL: Enhanced screening involves travelers completing health questionnaires, undergoing temperature checks, and being observed for symptoms by CDC personnel. Symptomatic travelers will be evaluated further, while those without symptoms can…Open
The head of the WHO warned on Monday that a rapidly growing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda "will get worse before it gets better."
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While the U.S. is sending resources and teams of experts overseas, public health and infectious disease experts say President Trump’s cuts are undermining the response and likely delayed detection of the virus.
