Revealed: Where US Ebola quarantine centre will be located

Kenya has approved a request from the US to open a quarantine facility in Kenya...

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The United States is establishing a state-of-the-art Ebola quarantine facility in Kenya, located at the Laikipia Air Base, staffed and operated entirely by American personnel.

The facility is expected to be operational within seven days, starting with a 50-bed unit.
Key players include US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, President William Ruto, and the Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU).
The KMPDU has issued a 48-hour ultimatum, demanding full disclosure of the agreement and threatening a doctors' strike, questioning why Kenya was chosen over nations bordering the outbreak epicentre.

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