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Coast Guard Issues New Protocols to Prevent Ebola
One U.S. Coast Guard sector says it will contact ships that have recently been to Ebola-affected countries to ask whether passengers have symptoms of the virus before they are allowed into port.
It issued a bulletin to the maritime community in Long Island Sound, which includes parts of New York and Connecticut, on Monday. The bulletin describes protocols being put into place due to Ebola. It did not immediately say whether the protocols were being used nationwide.
The Coast Guard says the policy applies to vessels have been to an affected country within its last five ports of call.
The Obama administration is considering whether to institute extra screening at airports to check passengers coming from Ebola-stricken countries. It has said it won't shut down flights from those countries.
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Coast Guard Issues New Protocols to Prevent Ebola
Coast Guard Issues New Protocols to Prevent Ebola
One U.S. Coast Guard sector says it will contact ships that have recently been to Ebola-affected countries to ask whether passengers have symptoms of the virus before they are allowed into port.
It issued a bulletin to the maritime community in Long Island Sound, which includes parts of New York and Connecticut, on Monday. The bulletin describes protocols being put into place due to Ebola. It did not immediately say whether the protocols were being used nationwide.
The Coast Guard says the policy applies to vessels have been to an affected country within its last five ports of call.
The Obama administration is considering whether to institute extra screening at airports to check passengers coming from Ebola-stricken countries. It has said it won't shut down flights from those countries.
- New York/new Jersey Take Ebola Borders Issue Into Their Own Hands - Mandatory 21 Day Quarantine For "those Most At Risk"
From CBS: NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — In the wake of the first confirmed Ebola virus case in New York City, the states of New York and New Jersey have set up a new screening system that goes above and beyond the guidelines already set up by federal...
- Six Reasons To Panic
Good essay: ...How robust is transmission? Look at the health care workers who have contracted it. When Nina Pham, the Dallas nurse who was part of the team caring for Liberian national Thomas Duncan, contracted Ebola, the CDC quickly blamed her for...
- American Police Officers Union Calls For Commercial Flight Ban From Ebola Countries
NJ.com:A nationwide group representing airport police officers, including those at Newark Liberty and John F. Kennedy International, is calling for a ban on commercial air travel to the United States from countries battling Ebola outbreaks.The American...
- Ebola News --- 10-8-2014 - Updated At Bottom Of Post
Coast Guard sector issues new steps on Ebola virus 2:55 pm, Tuesday, October 7, 2014 PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A U.S. Coast Guard sector says it will contact ships that have recently been to Ebola-affected countries to ask whether passengers...
- Shorter Josh Earnest: We're Willing To Accept A Few Ebola Deaths In Order To Illustrate Our Liberal Tolerance
From The Daily Caller White House: We Won’t Stop People From Ebola-Stricken Countries Coming To USBy Neil Munro White House spokesman Josh Earnest rebuffed questions Oct. 1 about a possible federal ban on travel from Ebola-stricken countries,...