A Kenyan court just put the brakes on a US plan to open a quarantine center in the country for Americans exposed to Ebola. The court in Nairobi on Friday temporarily halted the opening of a US-built field hospital at Laikipia Air Base, reports the Washington Post. The US had planned to use the hospital to treat and monitor Americans exposed to Ebola in a new outbreak centered in Democratic Republic of Congo. The judge instead ordered that people arriving from Ebola-hit regions not be allowed into Kenya, which has never recorded an Ebola case, per the New York Times. The 50-bed facility, to be staffed by US Public Health Service officers, was supposed to have opened on Friday, notes the BBC.
The Trump administration's plan, which Kenya had initially approved, was challenged by the Katiba Institute, a constitutional rights group. It wants the government forced to spell out its Ebola preparedness and disclose the agreement's details, arguing the case is about accountability and public safety. US officials say the site would provide supportive care, including monoclonal antibodies and the antiviral remdesivir, before transferring seriously ill Americans to specialized hospitals in Europe—described as a faster, safer option than flying them to the United States. The court will hear the case Tuesday, as the Ebola outbreak surpasses 1,000 suspected infections and about 250 suspected deaths.
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