Ebola restrictions on four territories to be reviewed

Mar 26, 2015 News

Months after Guyana placed travel and visa restrictions on some West African territories, the four countries still facing restrictions are up for review.
“Now that things have improved significantly and I think that the threat has lessened, we will be reviewing that very soon,” Minister of Foreign Affairs Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett said when questioned on the issue.
The four territories still facing restrictions are Liberia, Guinea, Sierra Leone and Mali. The restrictions, which were instituted by the Governments of Guyana and other Caribbean territories, constituted a proactive tactic to prevent the entry of the Ebola virus.
Rodrigues-Birkett had informed that while the restriction wasn’t designed to constitute a travel ban for persons from African countries (Africa has 54 countries), the measure implemented was aimed at dealing with the deadly Ebola virus which is seen as a challenge to both developed and developing countries alike.
The initial decision to put in place the restrictions occurred in early September. A number of countries made the decision to review and revise travel and visa restrictions following the surfacing of the Ebola virus in West Africa last year.

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