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Friday, October 10, 2014

Puerto Rico Activates Ebola Protocols














From Prensa Latina:

San Juan, Oct 9 (Prensa Latina) La existence today of four U.S. 
airports with high risks of receiving passengers from Africa infected 
with the Ebola virus and the situation in Texas prompted Puerto 
Rican authorities to activate the protocols against the disease.

Due to the high traffic of passengers from New York, New Jersey, 
Chicago and Washington to Puerto Rico, local health authorities 
fitted out an area for quarantine in the international airport of Isla 
Verde, in Carolina municipality.

The air terminals of the United States receive direct flights from 
the African continent, making them vulnerable, according to aviation
authorities. Health Minister Ana Rius said that Puerto Rico is ready 
for any contingency involving a passenger with the symptoms of 
the Ebola virus in flights between Puerto Rico and the United 
States...[MORE]

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