Ebola Archives

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Ambulances meet ill passengers after Qatar Airways flight lands in Doha

Medical personnel in gloves and masks were dispatched to Hamad International Airport after flight crew reported that a group of passengers were sick with flu-like symptoms.

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Qatar suspends visas for travelers from Ebola-hit countries

The ban will remain in place until the health situation improves, as part of a "protective strategy" employed by government authorities to prevent the spread of Ebola to Qatar.

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Human rights, Ebola concerns make it harder to hire house help in Qatar

Residents have recently reported that a number of applications to immigration for housemaid visas have been rejected, particularly for nationals from African countries.

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Qatar residents advised to avoid traveling to Ebola-hit countries

The Supreme Council of Health is urging against travel to Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Nigeria due to concerns about the spread of the deadly virus, which has been declared an international emergency.

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WHO declares deadly Ebola virus an international health emergency

Though no known cases of the virus in Qatar, and no international travel restrictions have been called. But health officials are urging increased international vigilance since the virus has killed nearly 1,000 people in the past few months.

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HMC: Qatar taking precautions to protect against deadly Ebola virus

Qatar is on "high alert" at its airport and hospital staff have been instructed to immediately isolate all ill West Africans coming in for care, Hamad Medical Corp.'s chairman of emergency medicine has said.

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