The Trump administration says Americans exposed to Ebola while abroad will be sent to a new quarantine and treatment facility in Kenya rather than flown back to the United States.
The facility is being set up by the Departments of Defense, State, and Health and Human Services.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said at a Cabinet meeting Wednesday, "We cannot and will not allow any cases of Ebola to enter the United States."
The plan mirrors comments Trump made as a private citizen in 2014, when he criticized President Obama for bringing infected Americans home during the West Africa outbreak. "Treat them, at the highest level, over there," he wrote at the time.
Suspected Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are now approaching 1,000. An American doctor working in Congo tested positive earlier this month and was sent to Germany for treatment.
Kenya's health minister confirmed discussions with the U.S. about "preparedness and response mechanisms" but has not confirmed whether the government has signed off on hosting the facility.
The facility is being set up by the Departments of Defense, State, and Health and Human Services.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said at a Cabinet meeting Wednesday, "We cannot and will not allow any cases of Ebola to enter the United States."
The plan mirrors comments Trump made as a private citizen in 2014, when he criticized President Obama for bringing infected Americans home during the West Africa outbreak. "Treat them, at the highest level, over there," he wrote at the time.
Suspected Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are now approaching 1,000. An American doctor working in Congo tested positive earlier this month and was sent to Germany for treatment.
Kenya's health minister confirmed discussions with the U.S. about "preparedness and response mechanisms" but has not confirmed whether the government has signed off on hosting the facility.
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