U.S. government plans to open a quarantine center for Americans exposed to Ebola on an air base in Kenya have been temporarily halted by a court order.
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U.S. government plans to open a quarantine center for Americans exposed to Ebola on an air base in Kenya have been temporarily halted by a court order.
A Kenyan court on Friday temporarily halted the opening of an Ebola quarantine centre for US nationals following a petition filed by a rights group. The U.S. planned to send Americans to the quarantine in Kenya instead of flying them home. The US proposal to set up an Ebola quarantine facility in Kenya has been met with fierce backlash from medical workers in the East African country, where no cases have been confirmed.
A Kenyan court on Friday temporarily blocked the opening of a new Ebola quarantine center for U.S. nationals on the same day the facility was set to open. An administration official said that the US was planning to send Americans exposed to Ebola while abroad to a new facility in Kenya instead of flying them home.
France 24 English reported the story as "Kenya court suspends opening of US Ebola quarantine centre." The Independent reported the story as "Kenyan court temporarily blocks controversial US Ebola quarantine proposal." Washington Examiner reported the story as "Kenyan court halts plans for US Ebola quarantine facility."
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11 sources have covered this story, including Washington Examiner, New York Post, RT and South China Morning Post and 7 other outlets. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed 14 minutes ago.
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