Kenyan court temporarily blocks U.S. plan for Ebola quarantine facility

A Kenyan court ordered the temporary suspension of ​a U.S. plan to set up an Ebola quarantine facility there after a lawsuit argued it could endanger public health.

A Kenyan court has ordered the temporary suspension of ​a plan for the United States to set up an Ebola quarantine facility in the country after a lawsuit argued the ‌site could endanger public health.

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Senior U.S. officials said the 50-bed unit at an air force base in central Kenya would serve Americans who have been exposed to the virus but are still asymptomatic and would become operational on Friday.

Patients who develop symptoms would be sent for care in other countries outside the U.S., the officials said.