Kenya free of Ebola
All India, 21st August 2014 :
The
outbreak of Ebola in Western Africa has struck fear into visitors to
the region. The disease has a fatality rate of up to 90 percent. The
Ebola virus is not airborne, not in water or food, so people would have
to come into contact with the bodily fluids of an infected person.
Despite there being no case of
Ebola reported in Kenya, the Government in Kenya through the Ministry
of Health has constituted a multi agency Ebola Task Force which has
been meeting for three months now to assess the situation at local,
country, regional and global levels and advice the Ministry on response
activities. This task force that comprises public health experts and
other stakeholders continue to meet regularly until the Ebola Outbreak
is controlled.
H.E Florence I. Weche, High Commissioner of Kenya to India
said "Following the outbreak of Ebola in West Africa, I would like to
confirm to the Indian community and international visitors emanating
from India that is very safe and secure to travel to Kenya. Stringent
measures have been put in place by the Government of Kenya, especially
at airports and other ports of entry to ensure proper screening prior
to entry into Kenya, particularly with regard to visitors emanating
from areas where Ebola is present.
No Travel advisories have been
recommended and our National carrier, Kenya Airways, has instituted
strict precautionary measures for the safety of its passengers and
personnel.
Wishing you a safe, successful and enjoyable trip to Kenya."
The current outbreak of Ebola in
West Africa was first reported in March 2014. The distance between the
Western Africa countries (Sierra Leone) that have reported Ebola cases
and Kenya is about 7,760 km as per Google maps.
Kenya has one of the most
developed tourism sectors in Africa. And is a very safe destination
for tourist. The Ministry is working with airlines to screen travellers
who come from or transit through West Africa. Hence keeping high
measures to protect Kenya from any threat.
From Tuesday, 18th August Kenya
Airways has suspended temporarily all its flights to Liberia and Sierra
Leone on the advice of Kenya’s Ministry of Health as a measure to
prevent the spread of Ebola from those countries until the outbreak has
been brought under control. The Kenya government also announced other
restrictions because of the ongoing Ebola outbreak in West Africa and
is temporarily suspending entry into Kenya of any passengers who have
passed through Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia.
For more information please contact:
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