US building Ebola quarantine center in Kenya for Americans amid outbreak

The Trump administration is building a quarantine and treatment center in Kenya for Americans affected by the Ebola outbreak, instead of bringing them home. The White House confirmed the US was setting up a facility in Kenya for Americans to quarantine after Ebola exposure in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

A White House official said: "The facility is designed to provide access to high-quality care for Americans who would need to quickly get out of DRC and quarantine without the risks of a lengthy transport back to the US." The center will also treat Americans who contract Ebola, the official said — "including critical care needs, though each case will be evaluated for forward transport for more advanced care as appropriate in order to maximize patient outcomes." The official did not clarify whether that further transport would be to the US or to Europe, or whether Americans could return to the US if they chose not to go to Kenya.

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