Rwanda is now screening incoming Americans for Ebola

The tables have definitely turned. An African country is now screening incoming Americans for Ebola.

According to the U.S. Embassy in Rwanda, the small East African nation has begun screening incoming passengers from the United States and Spain for the virus.

From the embassy’s Web site:

“Visitors who have been in the United States or Spain during the last 22 days are now required to report their medical condition — regardless of whether they are experiencing symptoms of Ebola — by telephone by dialing 114 between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. for the duration of their visit to Rwanda (if less than 21 days), or for the first 21 days of their visit to Rwanda. Rwandan authorities continue to deny entry to visitors who traveled to Guinea, Liberia, Senegal, or Sierra Leone within the past 22 days.”

The screening measures have been in place for two days.

News of Rwanda’s increased security measures come as the U.S. tightens up their own screening methods.

There are no direct flights to the United States from the three Ebola-stricken countries in West Africa and all travelers coming into the U.S. from that region must go through either New York’s Kennedy, Newark Liberty, Washington’s Dulles, Chicago’s O’Hare or Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta airports to be screened.

(H/t Washington Post)

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