Ebola in Britain: No quarantine for health workers

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politic ... rkers.html

Ebola in Britain: No quarantine for health workers

Health workers returning from Ebola-stricken countries will not be quarantined, despite a pledge from the Prime Minister to consider introducing such measures.
Amid mounting criticism of UK screening, David Cameron yesterday said he was prepared to bring in quarantine, or other ways to strengthen checks at airports, if that was the advice from the country’s Chief Medical Officer.
The Prime Minister said he is listening to medical experts about whether a system of quarantine should be put in place for returning health workers, as it can take up to 21 days for the virus to incubate.
“If the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) says we need a system of quarantine or anything like that, then we should put that in place,” he said. "But it is important to listen to the medical experts and then make the decision."
However, Prof Dame Sally Davies is understood to be unconvinced about the benefits of such a system, amid concerns that placing a three-week quarantine on volunteers returning from duty could deter some from taking part in the overseas programme.

(continued, deterring idiots from venturing into the Ebola death zone is a bad thing?)

[pErvinalia]

He should just force them to take a holiday in Ibiza on the way home. Alcohol should sort out any lingering diseases..

[AvtomatKalashnikova]

Alcohol should sort out any lingering diseases..

Except alcoholism.

[pErvinalia]

Russia proves that alcoholism is no burden! Well, not much of a burden.... Ok, maybe a bit...