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China to quarantine Ebola doctors returning from West Africa
Published: 3 Nov 2014 at 19.44
Writer: AFP
BEIJING - China will quarantine medical staff who work with Ebola patients in West Africa for 21 days after they return from duty, a senior health official said Monday.
Chinese factory workers make protective suits for use in handling people infected with the Ebola virus, in Anqiu, south of Beijing, on October 24, 2014
Doctors returning to China will be subjected to a battery of tests before they enter the observation period, said He Qinghua, deputy director of the Ministry of Health's Bureau for Disease Control and Prevention.
"As these doctors are responsible for the testing of the virus, on their return to China they will be put under a 21 day quarantine period to be supervised by local community service centres," He said at a press briefing.
It was not clear whether medical personnel would be allowed to spend their quarantine at home, or be required to stay in secure isolation units.
Any Chinese medical staff who developed symptoms would be immediately sent to a designated hospital, he added...
China to quarantine Ebola doctors returning from West Africa
Published: 3 Nov 2014 at 19.44
Writer: AFP
BEIJING - China will quarantine medical staff who work with Ebola patients in West Africa for 21 days after they return from duty, a senior health official said Monday.
Chinese factory workers make protective suits for use in handling people infected with the Ebola virus, in Anqiu, south of Beijing, on October 24, 2014
Doctors returning to China will be subjected to a battery of tests before they enter the observation period, said He Qinghua, deputy director of the Ministry of Health's Bureau for Disease Control and Prevention.
"As these doctors are responsible for the testing of the virus, on their return to China they will be put under a 21 day quarantine period to be supervised by local community service centres," He said at a press briefing.
It was not clear whether medical personnel would be allowed to spend their quarantine at home, or be required to stay in secure isolation units.
Any Chinese medical staff who developed symptoms would be immediately sent to a designated hospital, he added...