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Ebola Alert: US Tightens Curbs After Citizen Tests Positive
Washington, May 19 (IANS) The Trump administration announced new travel restrictions and emergency measures after an American citizen tested positive for a strain of Ebola in Africa, even as officials stressed there were currently no cases inside the
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Sierra Leone Stops Mandatory Testing Of Corpses For Ebola
Sierra Leone declared today that it would stop the mandatory testing of all dead bodies for the Ebola virus, lifting a restriction put in place at the end of an outbreak that claimed thousands of lives.
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Sierra Leone Eases Restrictions as Ebola Danger 'Recedes'
Sierra Leoneans can go to sporting events and nightclubs for the first time in more than a year, after health officials declared there had been progress in rolling back a deadly epidemic of Ebola.
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Guinea President Announces New Emergency Measures in Ebola Fight
Guinea's President Alpha Conde announced on Saturday new emergency measures enabling authorities to restrict movements in western Guinea where Ebola transmission continues a year after the epidemic was declared.
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Sierra Leone Locks Down 700 Homes after Ebola Death
Sierra Leone said today it had placed hundreds of homes in the capital under quarantine, in a huge blow for its recovery from the Ebola crisis less than a month after it lifted all travel restrictions
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Canada Boosts Restrictions For Travellers From Ebola-Hit Nations
Canada on Monday ramped up travel restrictions for people returning from Ebola-stricken countries, officials said, and said "high risk" travellers should be closely monitored for symptoms or admitted to a special facility.
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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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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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US Nurse Fights Maine Quarantine Over Ebola Fears
Kaci Hickox, a US nurse who has tested negative for Ebola after returning from West Africa, on Wednesday said she would challenge Maine's restrictions and did not plan to follow guidelines to quarantine herself until November 10.
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US Governors, Army Go Own Way on Ebola Quarantines
The federal Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention on Monday recommended new restrictions for people at highest risk for coming down with Ebola, and symptom monitoring for those at lower risk. But some state governors and even an Army commander have gone beyond that guidance.
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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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Barack Obama Says Ebola Travel Ban Could Make Things Worse
President Barack Obama on Saturday urged Americans to avoid hysteria over Ebola, and played down the idea of travel bans from Ebola-ravaged countries in West Africa, explaining that restrictions could make things worse.
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Liberia Leader Seeks More Power to Fight Ebola
Liberian lawmakers debated on Friday whether to grant President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf more power to restrict movement and public gatherings in the fight against Ebola as one parliamentarian warned that the country could turn into a "police state."
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West Africa Feels Knock-on Effects of Battle Against Ebola
West Africa was counting the cost of measures to contain the deadly Ebola epidemic on Sunday, as unprecedented restrictions caused snarled transport, food shortages and soaring prices.
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Ebola Alert: US Tightens Curbs After Citizen Tests Positive
Washington, May 19 (IANS) The Trump administration announced new travel restrictions and emergency measures after an American citizen tested positive for a strain of Ebola in Africa, even as officials stressed there were currently no cases inside the
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Sierra Leone Stops Mandatory Testing Of Corpses For Ebola
Sierra Leone declared today that it would stop the mandatory testing of all dead bodies for the Ebola virus, lifting a restriction put in place at the end of an outbreak that claimed thousands of lives.
-
Sierra Leone Eases Restrictions as Ebola Danger 'Recedes'
Sierra Leoneans can go to sporting events and nightclubs for the first time in more than a year, after health officials declared there had been progress in rolling back a deadly epidemic of Ebola.
-
Guinea President Announces New Emergency Measures in Ebola Fight
Guinea's President Alpha Conde announced on Saturday new emergency measures enabling authorities to restrict movements in western Guinea where Ebola transmission continues a year after the epidemic was declared.
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Sierra Leone Locks Down 700 Homes after Ebola Death
Sierra Leone said today it had placed hundreds of homes in the capital under quarantine, in a huge blow for its recovery from the Ebola crisis less than a month after it lifted all travel restrictions
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Canada Boosts Restrictions For Travellers From Ebola-Hit Nations
Canada on Monday ramped up travel restrictions for people returning from Ebola-stricken countries, officials said, and said "high risk" travellers should be closely monitored for symptoms or admitted to a special facility.
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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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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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US Nurse Fights Maine Quarantine Over Ebola Fears
Kaci Hickox, a US nurse who has tested negative for Ebola after returning from West Africa, on Wednesday said she would challenge Maine's restrictions and did not plan to follow guidelines to quarantine herself until November 10.
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US Governors, Army Go Own Way on Ebola Quarantines
The federal Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention on Monday recommended new restrictions for people at highest risk for coming down with Ebola, and symptom monitoring for those at lower risk. But some state governors and even an Army commander have gone beyond that guidance.
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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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Barack Obama Says Ebola Travel Ban Could Make Things Worse
President Barack Obama on Saturday urged Americans to avoid hysteria over Ebola, and played down the idea of travel bans from Ebola-ravaged countries in West Africa, explaining that restrictions could make things worse.
-
Liberia Leader Seeks More Power to Fight Ebola
Liberian lawmakers debated on Friday whether to grant President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf more power to restrict movement and public gatherings in the fight against Ebola as one parliamentarian warned that the country could turn into a "police state."
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West Africa Feels Knock-on Effects of Battle Against Ebola
West Africa was counting the cost of measures to contain the deadly Ebola epidemic on Sunday, as unprecedented restrictions caused snarled transport, food shortages and soaring prices.
