Asia is still at risk of catching Ebola

AP news agency quoted experts as warning that the Ebola epidemic in West Africa is prolonged, the more people are at risk of infection to Asia.

Although many governments have developed response plans, increased observation at the airport and considered quarantine or monitoring measures within 21 days, health professionals are still concerned about underdeveloped areas. Growth is facing the risk of outbreaks and difficult to control.

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In countries like India, China, the Philippines or Indonesia, there are still many people living in poverty, crowded in slums and a weak health system with no financial support.

Besides, the risk of entering Ebola is very clear. The Philippine government says there are about 1,700 Filipino workers working in three translated West African countries, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea, not to mention the 100 soldiers participating in the UN peacekeeping force. stay in Liberia. Dr Antony Leachon, Philippine doctor union president, worries: 'We have 10 million working workers around the world so the risk of Ebola outbreak is there.'

Recently, the spokesman of the Philippine Ministry of Health Lyndon Lee said he would quarantine 21 days with Filipino citizens returning from the epidemic zone, but he was also puzzled about 'who will pay for that medical expense'.

Ebola doctor and nurse practice nurse at National Medical Center in Seoul (South Korea) - (Photo: NMC)

AP quoted the chief of infectious diseases department of Singapore National University Hospital Dale Fisher said governments in the region need to train medical staff specializing in Ebola disease treatment and need to ask for immediate travel information. ie for those who have symptoms of the disease.

Fisher also said Ebola could be controlled if an infected person quickly gets quarantined and finds people who may have been in contact with the patient right away. He took the example of Nigeria, which has just declared Ebola clean.

But according to the AP, the problem is that many people can lie about their schedule or take regular medicines to reduce fever immediately to avoid border detection measures.

America accelerates anti-epidemic

Yesterday, the US ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power, arrived in Guinea's capital of Conakry - the first leg of a trip to three West African countries of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone - to call for international support against Ebola translation and also to appreciate why the world has failed to stop the epidemic here.

Meanwhile, the prevention of epidemics in the US also has some problems. An American nurse who took part in Ebola treatment in Sierra Leone recently voiced criticism of being "treated like a criminal" when she returned to the United States. She is being forced to quarantine at a hospital in New Jersey for 21 days, the minimum incubation period for Ebola virus.

Nurse Kaci Hickox was quarantined according to a new policy announced by Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey on Friday. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo also made similar measures.

The moves of New Jersey and New York came after Dr. Craig Spencer of New York was confirmed positive for Ebola virus after exposure to Ebola patients in Guinea. Some American politicians even called for a ban on tourism to the three central African countries.

The tightening of quarantine of medical personnel returning from West Africa shows the American government's dilemma as it urges US experts to join the epidemic in Africa, both facing a crisis. concerns from domestic.

Activists also spoke up about the constitutionality of new quarantine regulations, warning that these regulations could prevent health workers from volunteering to fight Ebola in Africa.

Quarantine measures of New York, New Jersey and then Illinois 'stronger' than the recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the federal response agency for the epidemic. Ebola. CDC said they 'set the basic standards but the state and local governments have the right to tighten measures if they see fit'.

Meanwhile, Mali is rushing to deal with the Ebola crisis after the infected girl died. The baby is the first case of Ebola infection in the country. According to the World Health Organization, many people have contacted girls on the hundreds of kilometers journey from Guinea to Mali.

Australia has the first suspected case

Meanwhile, according to AFP, the Australian government yesterday said a young woman from the country was isolated in the hospital and tested for Ebola after the 18-year-old girl had fever symptoms after returning from Guinea. The first test results may be released today October 27.