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Kenya to Close Borders to Travellers From Ebola States
Kenyan officials say the country is closing its borders to travellers from Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone in response to the deadly Ebola outbreak.
Kenya’s health secretary said Kenyans and medical workers flying in from those states would still be allowed in.
Kenyan Airways says it will stop flights to Liberia and Sierra Leone when the ban comes in on Wednesday.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says Kenya is at “high risk” from Ebola because it is a major transport hub.
The epidemic began in Guinea in February and has since spread to Liberia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria.
On Friday, the death toll rose to 1,145 after the WHO said 76 new deaths had been reported in the two days to 13 August. There have been 2,127 cases reported in total.
Earlier, Kenya’s health ministry said four suspected cases of Ebola in the country had tested negative for the virus.
The cases had involved a Liberian national and two Nigerians who had recently travelled to Kenya as well as a Zimbabwean.
Kenyan Airways said it had decided to cancel flights to Liberia and Sierra Leone’s capitals after advice from Kenya’s government.
It said all passengers booked on the suspended flights would get a full refund.
The company said its flights to Nigeria were not affected by the suspension.
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on August 17, 2014. Filed under AROUND AFRICA.
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Hell my friend is here on earth, living in poverty is hell.
August 17, 2014 at 9:07 am
Jesus said, “Freely have you received, so freely give.” “For the love of money is the root of all evil: which some have coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. 1 Timothy 6:10. Like Judas this man has had his reward on earth, and has sold his soul to the Devil for money
- Anyone who reads the scriptures, and whom the Holy Spirit is leading, will see through this abuse of popular belief. Christ never charged anyone for any miracle, even those He raised from the dead, paid nothing. This man, is not sent by Christ, for if he were, He would do as Christ did. Do not waste your hard earned kwacha’s
wisdom
August 17, 2014 at 1:23 pm
may UPND and DR Banda comment. This shows that PF’s policies are not bad we just have pipo who are greed
Chapwa
August 17, 2014 at 3:46 pm
The false prophet TB Joshua had the cure for Ebola.