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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 come as public concern grows in the US, where three people have been infected and one person has died from the virus. 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.
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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.
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