Screen all inbound passengers: HC
The High Court today asked the government to take necessary steps to screen all inbound passengers at air, land and sea ports with the help of armed forces to prevent the deadly Ebola virus from entering the country.
The court also issued a rule upon the government to explain why a directive will not be issued against it to provide humanitarian aid to United Nations’ health emergency fund and the Ebola-affected countries including Guinea, Liberia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Congo and Spain.
Get the facts about #Ebola. Here’s what you need to know about when a person can spread the disease to others. pic.twitter.com/DxeSlNhwKE
— CDC (@CDCgov) October 17, 2014
FACT: #Ebola can only be spread to others after symptoms begin. Learn about signs/symptoms: http://t.co/ItfuSjGVu0 pic.twitter.com/aFlUw8Af9M
— HHS.gov (@HHSGov) October 17, 2014
The #Ebola virus is NOT spread through: casual contact, air, water, food grown or legally purchased in U.S. pic.twitter.com/DaRfrXyykK
— HHS.gov (@HHSGov) October 19, 2014
"Our medical experts tell us that the best way to stop this disease is to stop it at its source." —Obama on #Ebola: http://t.co/sbnrch3Zxg
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) October 19, 2014
The HC bench of Justice Naima Haider and Justice Md Jahangir Hossain passed the orders in response to a writ petition filed by Supreme Court lawyer Md Eunus Ali Akond.
Akond filed the writ petition on Thursday seeking necessary directives from the HC to prevent Ebola virus and giving treatment to the affected people.
We put together your most common questions about Ebola. Our first #EbolaFact is about sneezing. pic.twitter.com/tkPqHygr4S
— CDC (@CDCgov) October 17, 2014
Our next #EbolaFact is about how long the virus lives on surfaces, a common question about Ebola. pic.twitter.com/1NGti2pwFX
— CDC (@CDCgov) October 17, 2014
Our next #EbolaFact is about why health workers wear protective gear if #Ebola virus isn't airborne. pic.twitter.com/7V7zJzqs6Y
— CDC (@CDCgov) October 18, 2014
The World Health Organisation termed the Ebola outbreak in West African nations an international health emergency. The deadly disease has claimed at least 4,447 lives, mostly in Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea and Nigeria.
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