There are reports that the US is planning to screen a delegation from
Nigeria and other affected African countries billed to attend the
African/American
Leaders Summit on Monday August 4th in Washington DC, for exposure to
Ebola. According to Reuters, president Obama said some African
participants will be screened because it's important that they protect
US from the outbreak.
"Folks who are from these countries that have even a marginal risk, or an infinitesimal risk of having been exposed in some fashion, we’re making sure we’re doing screening.” Obama said.
According to Punch, President Jonathan is among the African leaders
expected to attend the event and he will be going with his aides. Even
though there's no Ebola outbreak in Nigeria, a Liberian man died here
from the virus so president Jonathan's aides will likely be screened
when they arrive the US
The presidents of two Ebola affected countries, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf of Sierre Leone and Ernest BaiKoroma
of Liberia, have said they will not be attending the summit. Continue...
Ebola has been blamed for some 729 deaths in Liberia, Sierra Leone and
Guinea. Dubai's Emirates Airlines has even suspended all flights to
Guinea over Ebola.
Meanwhile, above is how an American doctor affected with Ebola arrived
the US yesterday. Dr Kent Brentley (pictured right), one of two US
doctors infected with the Ebola Virus arrived at a university hospital
in Atlanta, Georgia, which is one of the four institutions in the US
equipped to handle such cases. He was flown in from Liberia in a special
medical plane. He and another female doctor were in Liberia to help
combat Ebola when they contracted the deadly disease. Same medical plane
will return to Liberia to pick up the other doctor
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