Americans exposed to Ebola could be quarantined in Kenya rather than the US, the White House has confirmed. In a statement to the Daily Mail, an official confirmed that the administration was drawing up plans with the Kenyan government to set up a facility for asymptomatic people who were thought to have been exposed to the disease.The statement said: 'As part of a coordinated multi-national response to the worsening Ebola health emergency, the US government is working with the Government of Kenya and other partners to plan for a facility for asymptomatic individuals suspected of exposure to the Ebola virus.'Kenya and the US share an historic health partnership that over decades has benefitted both Americans and Kenyans. 'Our joint response to the current Ebola outbreak is a natural extension of our longstanding cooperation.'It came as Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in Wednesday's cabinet meeting that the administration would not allow Ebola to enter the US, as an outbreak of the deadly disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo quickly spreads. He said: 'The number one priority of our foreign policy is to protect the American people. We cannot and will not allow any cases of Ebola into the US.'He added that the US government was 'working very, very hard to contain this crisis to the countries where it is currently located'. The US is planning to quarantine Americans exposed to Ebola in Kenya, reports suggest. Pictured above are Red Cross workers lowering the coffin of Ebola virus victim Dr Tibenderana Katho Blaise into his grave in a cemetery near Bunia, the DRC