Zambia has banned the entry of citizens from countries hit by the
deadly Ebola virus, which is ravaging nations to the north of the
continent, the health ministry said Saturday.
The ruling targets citizens of Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Guinea.
Even delegates to conferences already organised in Zambia would be
barred, Health Minister Joseph Kasonde said in a statement on the
ministry's website.
"Ensure that all international events that may involve delegates
(from) affected countries are postponed, cancelled or such delegates
excluded," he said.
Zambians returning from travel to Ebola affected nations would be
thoroughly screened and quarantined if they were seen to be at risk of
carrying the virus, the statement said.
World Health Organisation chief Margaret Chan said in Geneva Friday
that the epidemic in west Africa which has killed nearly 1,000 people
in Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria was the worst of its kind
in four decades.
AFP
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