Philippines to isolate returning peacekeepers for Ebola checks, worries about public reaction

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Philippines to isolate returning peacekeepers for Ebola checks, worries about public reaction

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/philippines-isolate-returning-peacekeepers-ebola-checks-worries-public-061858975.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/WyLapubKDd.yCfijEutpSg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-11-10T061858Z_1_LYNXNPEAA906Z_RTROPTP_2_PHILIPPINES-HEALTH.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A health workers wears a protective suit and goggles during an Ebola response training session in Alabang" align="left" title="A health workers wears a protective suit and goggles during an Ebola response training session in Alabang" border="0" /></a>MANILA (Reuters) - More than 100 Philippine peacekeepers returning from almost a year in Liberia will be put in quarantine on an isolated island on arrival this week to check for Ebola, the military said on Monday, adding there were fears how the public might react. The 21-day quarantine, on a navy-run island at the mouth of Manila Bay, was in line with World Health Organisation protocols and with government's drive to remain Ebola free, military chief General Gregorio Catapang said. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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