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More Than 100 People Quarantined After Sierra Leone Ebola Death
More than 100 people have been quarantined in Sierra Leone after coming in contact with a woman who died of Ebola last week, highlighting the potential for the disease to spread, just as the deadliest outbreak on record appeared to be over.
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Sierra Leone Lifts Last Major Ebola Quarantine as Cases Recede
Sierra Leone lifted its last major Ebola quarantine on Friday as President Ernest Bai Koroma expressed confidence that the country would soon be free of the virus.
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US Quarantine Moves Hurting Ebola Response in Africa: Harvard
Moves by some US states to isolate medical workers returning from fighting Ebola in West Africa could worsen the global health crisis by discouraging badly needed new volunteers, according to health experts at Harvard University.
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Seven More Airports in India on Ebola Alert, Say Health Ministry Sources
Days after an Indian national was quarantined at the Delhi airport after traces of the virus were found in his samples, the Health Ministry today has added seven more airports for screening for the disease.
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Thousands Break Ebola Quarantine in Sierra Leone to Find Food: Aid Agencies
A group of aid agencies says that thousands of people in Sierra Leone are being forced to violate Ebola quarantines to find food because deliveries are not reaching them.
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Ban Ki-moon Slams 'Unnecessary' Ebola Restrictions on Health Workers
UN chief Ban Ki-moon warned on Monday against "unnecessarily" strict restrictions on health workers returning from treating Ebola patients, in an apparent reference to quarantines and visa bans by some Western nations.
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Ebola Nurse Kaci Hickox Free to Move About as Restrictions Eased
A nurse in Maine who treated Ebola patients in Sierra Leone is free to move about as she pleases after a judge eased restrictions on her movements.
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In US Ebola Fight, No Two Quarantines Are Quite the Same
In the US battle against Ebola, quarantine rules depend on your zip zode.
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US Nurse Fights Ebola Quarantine, Says Will Not be Bullied
Saying she will not be bullied by politicians, a Maine nurse is giving the state an ultimatum: Lift her Ebola quarantine by Thursday or she will disregard the restrictions and go to court.
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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel Approves 21-Day Ebola Quarantine for US Troops
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Wednesday approved a recommendation by military leaders that all US troops returning from Ebola response missions in West Africa be kept in supervised isolation for 21 days.
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Beijing Recommends Home Quarantine for People Coming From Ebola Regions
China's capital will suggest to people returning from regions affected by Ebola to quarantine themselves at home for 21 days, and to undergo twice daily temperature checks if they have had contact with patients, state media said on Wednesday.
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US Governors Back Home Quarantine for Ebola Workers
The governors of New York and New Jersey are at odds with scientists over Ebola as they back 21-day quarantines for medical workers returning from West Africa, while the top US infectious-disease expert warns that such restrictions are unnecessary and could discourage volunteers from aiding disease-ravaged countries.
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Hong Kong Makes Ebola 'Contingency' Measures
Hong Kong said earlier today, that it was quarantining all people from Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia who were showing Ebola-like symptoms on arrival in the city, as fears grow worldwide about the spread of the deadly virus.
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More Than 100 People Quarantined After Sierra Leone Ebola Death
More than 100 people have been quarantined in Sierra Leone after coming in contact with a woman who died of Ebola last week, highlighting the potential for the disease to spread, just as the deadliest outbreak on record appeared to be over.
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Sierra Leone Lifts Last Major Ebola Quarantine as Cases Recede
Sierra Leone lifted its last major Ebola quarantine on Friday as President Ernest Bai Koroma expressed confidence that the country would soon be free of the virus.
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US Quarantine Moves Hurting Ebola Response in Africa: Harvard
Moves by some US states to isolate medical workers returning from fighting Ebola in West Africa could worsen the global health crisis by discouraging badly needed new volunteers, according to health experts at Harvard University.
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Seven More Airports in India on Ebola Alert, Say Health Ministry Sources
Days after an Indian national was quarantined at the Delhi airport after traces of the virus were found in his samples, the Health Ministry today has added seven more airports for screening for the disease.
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Thousands Break Ebola Quarantine in Sierra Leone to Find Food: Aid Agencies
A group of aid agencies says that thousands of people in Sierra Leone are being forced to violate Ebola quarantines to find food because deliveries are not reaching them.
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Ban Ki-moon Slams 'Unnecessary' Ebola Restrictions on Health Workers
UN chief Ban Ki-moon warned on Monday against "unnecessarily" strict restrictions on health workers returning from treating Ebola patients, in an apparent reference to quarantines and visa bans by some Western nations.
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Ebola Nurse Kaci Hickox Free to Move About as Restrictions Eased
A nurse in Maine who treated Ebola patients in Sierra Leone is free to move about as she pleases after a judge eased restrictions on her movements.
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In US Ebola Fight, No Two Quarantines Are Quite the Same
In the US battle against Ebola, quarantine rules depend on your zip zode.
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US Nurse Fights Ebola Quarantine, Says Will Not be Bullied
Saying she will not be bullied by politicians, a Maine nurse is giving the state an ultimatum: Lift her Ebola quarantine by Thursday or she will disregard the restrictions and go to court.
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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel Approves 21-Day Ebola Quarantine for US Troops
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Wednesday approved a recommendation by military leaders that all US troops returning from Ebola response missions in West Africa be kept in supervised isolation for 21 days.
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Beijing Recommends Home Quarantine for People Coming From Ebola Regions
China's capital will suggest to people returning from regions affected by Ebola to quarantine themselves at home for 21 days, and to undergo twice daily temperature checks if they have had contact with patients, state media said on Wednesday.
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US Governors Back Home Quarantine for Ebola Workers
The governors of New York and New Jersey are at odds with scientists over Ebola as they back 21-day quarantines for medical workers returning from West Africa, while the top US infectious-disease expert warns that such restrictions are unnecessary and could discourage volunteers from aiding disease-ravaged countries.
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Hong Kong Makes Ebola 'Contingency' Measures
Hong Kong said earlier today, that it was quarantining all people from Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia who were showing Ebola-like symptoms on arrival in the city, as fears grow worldwide about the spread of the deadly virus.
