Ebola - Kenya Bars W. African Travellers
The ministry of health has announced that it will not allow passengers from Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea into the country for fear of the Ebola outbreak.
Ebola patient in Sierra Leone.
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Kenya:
Kenya Bans West African Travellers
DW, 17 August 2014
Kenya has become the latest country to ban passengers from Ebola-hit countries in West Africa. The Kenyan government said the measure applied to anyone who had traveled through… Read more »
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Kenya:
Tour Firms Weigh in On KQ Move Over Ebola
The Star, 16 August 2014
TOURISM players yesterday gave mixed reactions on the Ebola threat in West Africa . Read more »
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Kenya:
We Can Keep Ebola At Bay, Don't Panic
The Star, 16 August 2014
Last week I got a call at around midnight. It was my aunt who lives in London, and the first part of our conversation or better yet the lecture went something like this, "Are you… Read more »
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West Africa:
Kenya Airways Defends Flights to Ebola-Stricken West Africa
CAJ News, 15 August 2014
KENYA Airways said flights to some West African destinations would continue as it so "no major risks" to warrant the halting of flights. Read more »
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Kenya:
Ebola - Save Lives, Brand Kenya
The Star, 15 August 2014
The World Health Organization, the Kenya Medical Association and Korean Air have issued the most strident warnings about the imminence of the Ebola threat in Kenya yet. Read more »
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Kenya:
Risk of Ebola Transmission Through Air Travel Low - WHO
The Star, 15 August 2014
THE World Health Organization on Friday reiterated its position that the risk of the transmission of the Ebola virus during air travel remains low. Read more »
InFocus
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The ministry of health has announced that intensified screening measures were implemented at all entry points in to Kenya to prevent an outbreak of Ebola. Read more »
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Travellers arriving from West Africa have raised concern after they were not screened for the Ebola virus at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi. Read more »
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According to the ministry of health, all visitors coming into the country from Guinea, Nigeria and Sierra Leone will be screened for the Ebola virus. Read more »