The Trump administration is preparing a quarantine facility in Kenya for Americans who have been exposed to Ebola amid an outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to administration officials.
An anonymous official told the Associated Press that this arrangement will help patients in need of quick care avoid an hourslong medical evacuation to the United States. The official provided the information on condition of anonymity.
The Associated Press reported on the planned arrangement, which would establish a facility in Kenya for treating and quarantining Americans exposed to the virus while abroad.
According to the Daily Caller, the administration's stated approach is to "not allow any cases of Ebola to enter the United States."
NBC News described the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as escalating.
The quarantine facility in Kenya would serve as a location for Americans who have been exposed to Ebola while outside the United States, allowing them to receive care closer to their location rather than requiring immediate evacuation back to U.S. soil.
The administration's approach represents a strategy to address potential Ebola exposure among American citizens abroad while maintaining a stated goal of preventing cases from reaching the United States.
The arrangement would provide medical support to affected Americans while keeping them outside U.S. borders during the quarantine and treatment period. The facility would serve those exposed to Ebola during the ongoing outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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