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30.05.26 - 21:21
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Kenyan Court Rejects Plan For US Ebola Quarantine Center Amid Growing Outbreak (ZeroHedge)
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Kenyan Court Rejects Plan For US Ebola Quarantine Center Amid Growing Outbreak
Authored by Brett Wilkins via Common Dreams
A day after US officials said Kenya had approved a request to open a quarantine center for Americans exposed to a rare strain of the Ebola virus, a court in the East African nation on Friday temporarily blocked the plan amid a growing outbreak in neighboring Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The High Court prohibited the Kenyan government from establishing or operating any Ebola exposure, quarantine, isolation, or treatment facility in the country under any agreement with the United States or any other foreign government or agency.
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The court also blocked Kenya's government from allowing anyone infected with or exposed to Ebola into the country pending the outcome of the case, which was filed by the Katiba Institute, a civil rights group.
“At its core, the case is about preserving constitutional accountability, protecting public health, a...
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