There are reports that the US is planning to screen a
delegation from Nigeria and other affected African countries billed to attend
the African/American Leaders Summit on Monday August 4th in Washington DC, for
exposure to Ebola.
According to Reuters,
president Obama said some African participants will be screened because it's
important that they protect US from the outbreak.
"Folks who are from these countries that have even a
marginal risk, or an infinitesimal risk of having been exposed in some fashion,
we’re making sure we’re doing screening.” Obama said.
According to Punch, President Jonathan is among the African
leaders expected to attend the event and he will be going with his aides. Even
though there's no Ebola outbreak in Nigeria, a Liberian man died here from the
virus so president Jonathan's aides will likely be screened when they arrive the
US
The presidents of two Ebola affected countries, Ellen
Johnson-Sirleaf of Sierre Leone and Ernest BaiKoroma of Liberia, have said they
will not be attending the summit.
Ebola has been blamed for some 729 deaths in Liberia, Sierra
Leone and Guinea. Dubai's Emirates Airlines has even suspended all flights to
Guinea over Ebola.
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