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In Nanyuki, Kenya, residents demonstrated against a U.S. military field hospital at Laikipia Air Base meant to treat/quarantine Americans exposed to Ebola, with fires and clashes with police. A Kenyan court blocked operations pending a lawsuit alleging a lack of transparency and concerns about the country’s Ebola preparedness, while the U.S. says it’s in talks with Kenyan authorities to address concerns.
A Kenyan court suspended the Trump-era plan to set up a U.S.-run Ebola quarantine facility at Laikipia Air Base, citing a threat to life even as authorities prepared to open the makeshift hospital for Americans exposed to Ebola in the Congo outbreak; a June 2 hearing was scheduled to review the case.
The Trump administration plans to quarantine Americans exposed to Ebola at a U.S.-run field hospital in central Kenya, with the military directed to stand it up within a week, prompting concerns about health worker training and care and reflecting resistance to repatriating exposed Americans.