Though the Obama administration has insisted travel bans are not necessary, even countries outside of Africa are beginning to start such travel bans, with Colombia and the Caribbean island of St. Lucia on Wednesday adding their names to a growing list of nearly 30 countries that block travelers from virus-stricken Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea. African nations including Kenya, Zambia, and South Africa make up the bulk of the countries that have instituted some kind of ban, and now that countries on the other side of the Atlantic have begun imposing restrictions, calls for the U.S. to follow suit have intensified. Here is the complete list of nations with bans or significant travel restrictions:?? Gambia? Nigeria? Togo? Gabon? Ivory Coast? Senegal? Rwanda? Chad? South Sudan? Namibia? Angola? Botswana? South Africa? Congo (DRC)? Lesotho Equatorial Guinea? Kenya? Madagascar? Malawi? Mauritius? Mozambique? Swaziland? Tanzania? Zambia ? Zimbabwe? Cameroon? Gabon? Morocco Doubts about the federal governments ability to manage the Ebola threat without some sort of travel restriction increased late Wednesday when it was revealed that Amber Joy Vinson, the 29-year-old nurse who tested positive for the virus on Tuesday Many critics of the Obama administration have accused it of not instituting a ban because it might affect the upcoming midterm elections, or because a ban might be seen as politically incorrect. newsmax/TheWire/ebola-travel-ban/2014/10/16/id/601025/?ns_mail_uid=3102292
Posted on: Thu, 16 Oct 2014 22:07:44 +0000
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