Aid group says seven Americans quarantining at Kenya Ebola facility after US travel ban

Seven American aid workers from Samaritan's Purse, who were involved in Ebola response in the Democratic Republic of Congo, are quarantining at a new US-built isolation facility in Kenya. This follows a new US policy requiring American citizens returning from Ebola-affected areas to spend three weeks in a third country before entering the United States. "None of them have any symptoms, but they are being quarantined by the Kenyan government for 21 days," said Franklin Graham, president and CEO of Samaritan's Purse. The facility's construction has faced significant opposition and a court order to halt work in Kenya, though construction continued. The group includes individuals who treated Ebola patients and others with no direct contact, with one potential high-risk exposure being monitored. Kenyan authorities are not permitting them to leave the facility.