Ban Ki-moon Says Quarantine Not Needed For Ebola Health Workers

The UN secretary-general has issued a warning regarding the quarantine of Ebola health workers who are combating the deadly virus in West Africa, calling it unnecessary. Ban Ki-moon said during a news conference in Vienna that “extra restrictions and discriminations against health workers” are not required. However, he noted that "When somebody has a symptom (of Ebola), those people should be immediately treated…supported and evacuated when necessary." This comes as some US officials have put health professionals returning from West African countries in quarantine. Meanwhile, citizens from Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea, the three Ebola-ravaged West African countries, have been denied entry to Canada and Australia.