Kenyan court temporarily blocks controversial US Ebola quarantine proposal

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA Kenyan High Court has temporarily blocked a controversial US proposal to establish an Ebola quarantine facility in the country. The court suspended any agreement on the facility until petitions against it can be heard next Tuesday, following widespread opposition from medical professionals and civil society groups. The US plan aimed to divert Americans exposed to a rare Ebola strain abroad to Kenya rather than repatriating them, though its location and Kenyan government endorsement remained unclear. Kenyan legal and medical organizations, including the Katiba Institute, Kenya Law Society, and a doctors' union, opposed the facility, citing public health risks, lack of public participation, and insufficient high-containment infrastructure. This dispute unfolds amid an ongoing outbreak of the Bundibugyo virus, a type of Ebola, in northeastern Congo and neighboring Uganda, which has resulted in over 1,000 suspected cases and hundreds of deaths. In full‘Dump site:’ Kenya erupts over US Ebola quarantine schemeThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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