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Ebola: US restricts airport arrivals from West Africa | Ebola: US restricts airport arrivals from West Africa |
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New US rules requiring air passengers from the three West African countries worst hit by Ebola to travel via one of five airports are coming into effect. | New US rules requiring air passengers from the three West African countries worst hit by Ebola to travel via one of five airports are coming into effect. |
Travellers from Sierra Leone, Liberia or Guinea must now arrive at O'Hare in Chicago, JFK, Newark, Washington's Dulles or Atlanta, where they will undergo enhanced screening. | Travellers from Sierra Leone, Liberia or Guinea must now arrive at O'Hare in Chicago, JFK, Newark, Washington's Dulles or Atlanta, where they will undergo enhanced screening. |
The World Health Organisation is due to convene an emergency meeting later. | The World Health Organisation is due to convene an emergency meeting later. |
The current outbreak of the virus has already killed more than 4,500 people. | The current outbreak of the virus has already killed more than 4,500 people. |
Most of the deaths have been in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. | Most of the deaths have been in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. |
Travellers from these countries will have their temperatures checked as part of screening programmes, despite experts warning such moves are unlikely to have an impact. | Travellers from these countries will have their temperatures checked as part of screening programmes, despite experts warning such moves are unlikely to have an impact. |
The new security measures will only affect about 6% of passengers arriving from these countries, because the vast majority go to those five airports anyway. | |
But it comes as public concern grows in the US, where three people have been infected and one person has died from the virus. | |
How not to catch Ebola: | How not to catch Ebola: |
Ebola basics | Ebola basics |
How Ebola attacks | How Ebola attacks |
What virus has hit - in maps | What virus has hit - in maps |
Uncertainty over figures | Uncertainty over figures |
The precautions stop short of the travel ban sought by some US Congress members. | The precautions stop short of the travel ban sought by some US Congress members. |
Meanwhile, the family of Thomas Eric Duncan, a Liberian man who died from Ebola in the US earlier this month, say hospital officials have refused to release information about his treatment, the Associated Press reports. | Meanwhile, the family of Thomas Eric Duncan, a Liberian man who died from Ebola in the US earlier this month, say hospital officials have refused to release information about his treatment, the Associated Press reports. |
It comes amid claims that staff at Texas Health Presbyterian hospital mishandled the case. | It comes amid claims that staff at Texas Health Presbyterian hospital mishandled the case. |
"None of the procedures were discussed with the family,'' his nephew, Josephus Weeks, told AP. | "None of the procedures were discussed with the family,'' his nephew, Josephus Weeks, told AP. |
In other developments: | In other developments: |
The WHO has said it will convene an emergency meeting on Ebola in Geneva on Wednesday to discuss whether additional measures were needed to fight the outbreak in West Africa. | The WHO has said it will convene an emergency meeting on Ebola in Geneva on Wednesday to discuss whether additional measures were needed to fight the outbreak in West Africa. |
US Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said authorities were working closely with airlines to introduce the latest US restrictions with "minimal travel disruption". | US Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said authorities were working closely with airlines to introduce the latest US restrictions with "minimal travel disruption". |
There are no direct scheduled flights to the United States from Liberia, Sierra Leone or Guinea. | There are no direct scheduled flights to the United States from Liberia, Sierra Leone or Guinea. |
But Mr Johnson said officials were working to indentify anyone who might have been to one of these countries in the past 21 days. | But Mr Johnson said officials were working to indentify anyone who might have been to one of these countries in the past 21 days. |
Ebola virus disease (EVD) | Ebola virus disease (EVD) |
Ebola virus: Busting the myths | Ebola virus: Busting the myths |
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