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| Ebola crisis: David Cameron urges EU airport screening | Ebola crisis: David Cameron urges EU airport screening |
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| David Cameron has urged other European countries to start Ebola screening at airports, saying they "must do more" to stop the deadly disease spreading. | David Cameron has urged other European countries to start Ebola screening at airports, saying they "must do more" to stop the deadly disease spreading. |
| Screening of some Heathrow arrivals started this week, with Eurostar and Gatwick set to follow suit next week. | Screening of some Heathrow arrivals started this week, with Eurostar and Gatwick set to follow suit next week. |
| France is to check passengers flying to Paris Charles de Gaulle airport from Guinea's capital Conakr from Saturday. | France is to check passengers flying to Paris Charles de Gaulle airport from Guinea's capital Conakr from Saturday. |
| Meanwhile, the RFA Argus is shortly set to leave for Sierra Leone, with medical teams and aid experts on board. | |
| The Royal Navy ship, which has a fully-equipped hospital, is expected to reach the region by the end of the month and will also be carrying 225 military personnel. | The Royal Navy ship, which has a fully-equipped hospital, is expected to reach the region by the end of the month and will also be carrying 225 military personnel. |
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| The virus has killed about 4,500 people so far, with nearly all of the deaths in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone. | The virus has killed about 4,500 people so far, with nearly all of the deaths in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone. |
| On Friday, the UN launched another urgent appeal for funds to help fight the virus after a $1bn trust fund which opened last month received just $100,000 (£62,000). | |
| Canada and the US have already introduced increased screening of travellers arriving at airports from West Africa. At Heathrow, the measures also target passengers from those countries. | Canada and the US have already introduced increased screening of travellers arriving at airports from West Africa. At Heathrow, the measures also target passengers from those countries. |
| No 10 said screening "would be in place at Gatwick and St Pancras during the next week". | |
| The prime minister raised concerns about the quality of protection in place in Europe, and said he believed other governments should emulate UK checks. | |
| A Downing Street said: "There was a discussion over the need for the international community to do much more to support the fight against the disease in the region. | |
| "This included greater co-ordination of the international effort, an increase in the amount of spending and more support for international workers who were, or who were considering, working in the region." | "This included greater co-ordination of the international effort, an increase in the amount of spending and more support for international workers who were, or who were considering, working in the region." |
| On Thursday, UK army medics arrived in Sierra Leone to help with battle the virus. | On Thursday, UK army medics arrived in Sierra Leone to help with battle the virus. |
| A team of 91, including nurses, doctors and infectious disease consultants, have joined 40 soldiers already there to work at a UK-supported treatment centre, which has 12 of its 92 beds set aside for healthcare workers who risk infection while treating others. | A team of 91, including nurses, doctors and infectious disease consultants, have joined 40 soldiers already there to work at a UK-supported treatment centre, which has 12 of its 92 beds set aside for healthcare workers who risk infection while treating others. |
| Meanwhile, on a ministerial visit to the West Midlands, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said: "I think we will see someone with Ebola arriving in the UK and the chief medical officer thinks it will be a handful of cases in the next three months. | Meanwhile, on a ministerial visit to the West Midlands, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said: "I think we will see someone with Ebola arriving in the UK and the chief medical officer thinks it will be a handful of cases in the next three months. |
| "We have to be prepared. We have very strict procedures and we have to make sure everyone knows those procedures." | "We have to be prepared. We have very strict procedures and we have to make sure everyone knows those procedures." |
| Footballers monitored | Footballers monitored |
| Mr Cameron's criticism of European neighbours come amid criticism of the US response, after a nurse with Ebola was allowed to board a flight from Ohio to Texas despite telling officials she had a fever. | |
| US authorities are currently trying to track down 132 passengers who were on board with Amber Joy Vinson - who was infected along with a colleague after caring for a patient in Texas. | US authorities are currently trying to track down 132 passengers who were on board with Amber Joy Vinson - who was infected along with a colleague after caring for a patient in Texas. |
| In sport, Premier League clubs have said their doctors will closely monitor footballers who are returning from the African Cup of Nations qualifiers. | In sport, Premier League clubs have said their doctors will closely monitor footballers who are returning from the African Cup of Nations qualifiers. |
| Although no players have travelled back to the UK from the worst-affected parts of West Africa, the issue has been considered by club medics. | Although no players have travelled back to the UK from the worst-affected parts of West Africa, the issue has been considered by club medics. |