Kenyan Court Blocks U.S. Ebola Quarantine Plan as Congo Outbreak Tops 1,000 Cases
A Kenyan court has temporarily blocked a U.S. plan to quarantine Americans exposed to Ebola at a military-linked facility in Kenya, halting operations just as the site was preparing to open.
The facility at Laikipia Air Base was designed to isolate Americans exposed during the rapidly expanding Ebola outbreak centered in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Under the Trump administration’s policy, exposed Americans would be sent to Kenya rather than immediately returned to the United States.
The court intervened after legal groups and medical organizations argued the arrangement posed public-health risks and lacked transparency. Kenya’s doctors’ union also threatened strike action if details of the agreement were not disclosed.
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The broader outbreak remains a major concern. Health authorities have reported more than 1,000 suspected cases and more than 240 suspected deaths in the DRC, with infections also detected in Uganda. Officials warn actual numbers could be higher.
The court is expected to revisit the case in early June, leaving the future of the U.S. quarantine plan uncertain.
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