Washington Free Beacon arts and culture editor Victorino Matus stressed the importance of containing the spread of Ebola as the United States recently announced travel restrictions.
“I think we really need to be stringent,” Matus said on the Hugh Hewitt Show Thursday.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention imposed new measures on Monday as health officials raced to control the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
“It’s getting around, we can’t afford to have one here,” Matus said.
He clarified that, unlike COVID-19, Ebola spreads through direct contact with bodily fluids, making it harder to contract.
Matus argued that even a slight suspicion of an infected person is grounds for quarantine.
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Customs and Border Protection diverted a flight on Wednesday that was bound for Detroit, Michigan, after a passenger from the Congo boarded the plane “in error.” That flight touched down in Montreal, Canada.
“People often don’t like to admit they’re feeling sick when they go from one country to another. It’s a hassle, I get it. But I think we’d be playing with fire if we were to be lax [relaxed],” Matus said.
