Also being monitored are a lab worker at the hospital who is not ill but is in isolation at sea in her cabin on the Carnival Magic cruise ship owned by Carnival Corp. The worker had no contact with Duncan but may have come in contact with test samples. The ship was on its way back to Galveston, Texas. The Ohio Department of Health strengthened its recommended Ebola quarantine protocols to limit travel by those required to have their health condition monitored locally or report it to officials. Ohio said its vigilance was meant to exceed CDC recommendations. Obama has stressed that containing Ebola should include help for the worst-hit countries and Washington plans to deploy up to 4,000 military personnel to the region by late October. He is preparing to ask Congress for additional Ebola funding. British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Saturday European Union leaders should raise the amount pledged to fight Ebola to 1 billion euros ($1.3 billion) and mobilize at least 2,000 workers to head to West Africa. A spokeswoman at Camerons office said the EU commission and 28 member states had pledged a total of 500 million euros so far. (Additional reporting by Mohammad Zargham and Eric Beech in Washington, Frank McGurty in New York, Anna Driver in Dallas, Tom Miles in Geneva and Costas Pitas in London; Writing by Frances Kerry and Megan Davies; Editing by Grant McCool, Chris Michaud and Clarence Fernandez) CHANGE REGION All prices delayed by at least 20 minutes. Help | Feedback | Terms & Conditions | Privacy © 2011 Thomson Reuters Investing Globally The top tips for global investors US Americans cant give in to hysteria or fear over Ebola: Obama By Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON | Sun Oct 19, 2014 1:05am EDT » Next Article: Hong Kong democracy street battles rage on
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