Canada Ban

From the BBC:
"Ebola crisis: Canada visa ban hits West Africa states"

Canada is to suspend visa applications from residents and passport-holders from West African countries in the grip of the Ebola outbreak. The decision follows a similar decision by Australia, which drew criticism from the World Health Organization (WHO). The ban would apply to countries with "widespread and persistent-intense transmission", Canada said. Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea are battling to contain Ebola, which has killed almost 5,000 people. The WHO said on Friday that 4,951 people had died during the current outbreak, with 13,567 reported cases up to 29 October.

Although Canada currently has no cases of Ebola, the country's federal citizenship ministry said "the introduction or spread of the disease would pose an imminent and severe risk to public health". A government spokesman said the move was less restrictive than Australia's plan, with the ability to grant visas on a case-by-case basis retained. The ban would also not apply to Canadians travelling from the Ebola zone - allowing health workers and volunteers to return home. There are no direct flights to Canada from the three worst-affected countries, and the numbers of annual visitors from those states is understood to be small.

^ As I already said about Australia I am for these bans. I am curious to know if Canada has any quarantine plans for Canadian citizens coming back from Ebola-hit countries. The US has them, but hasn't done a very good job in implementing them. ^


http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-29861563