EBOLA CRISIS: CANADA VISA BAN HITS WEST AFRICA STATES (STA BREAKING NEWS and ARCHIVES)

by STANews , Saturday, November 01, 2014, 11:57

Canada is to suspend visa applications from residents and passport-holders from West African countries in the grip of the Ebola outbreak.

The decision follows a similar decision by Australia, which drew criticism from the World Health Organization (WHO).

The ban would apply to countries with "widespread and persistent-intense transmission", Canada said.

Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea are battling to contain Ebola, which has killed almost 5,000 people.

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