No Visas to Ebola Affected Countries

Should Residents of Ebola Affected Countries Be Restricted to Travel to Canada?

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grainfedpraiboy

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TORONTO — Canada is following in Australia’s footsteps and has closed its doors, effectively immediately, to people from the West African countries battling Ebola.


In a move that puts Canada at odds with the World Health Organization, the federal government said Friday it is suspending the issuance of visas for residents and nationals of countries with “widespread and persistent-intense transmission” of Ebola virus disease. As well, work on permanent residence applications for people from the affected countries is also being suspended.................

Canada won’t issue visas to residents of countries with widespread Ebola | National Post

You asked for it folks, now you've got it. Let's see if it makes a difference.
 
Goober

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Here is an update, that I am sure WHO and other were aware of.
http://rt.com/news/201567-ebola-sierra-leone-toll-underreported/

Ebola’s toll on Sierra Leone is much greater than previously thought, with entire villages killed off by the virus. This means up to 20,000 people could have succumbed to the disease by now, a senior coordinator for Doctors Without Borders (MSF) believes.


According to Rony Zachariah, coordinator of operational research for MSF, the Ebola impact on Sierra Leone is in fact “under-reported,” AFP quotes.

“The situation is catastrophic. There are several villages and communities that have been basically wiped out. In one of the villages I went to, there were 40 inhabitants and 39 died,” Zachariah told the agency. “Whole communities have disappeared but many of them are not in the statistics. The situation on the ground is actually much worse.”

The latest figures from the World Health Organization (WHO) put the total number of dead at 4,951 out of 13,567 recorded cases.

But the real total could be up to 20,000 people dead, Zachariah argues. “The WHO says there is a correction factor of 2.5, so maybe it is 2.5 times higher and maybe that is not far from the truth. It could be 10,000, 15,000 or 20,000.”

Zachariah also highlighted the shortage of healthcare workers in the country.

“You have one nurse for 10,000 people and then you lose 10, 11, 12 nurses. How is the health system going to work?” he said.

Even at this point, the pace of dealing with Ebola is slow, he added. “We might get a vaccine and a treatment...but even now we need to go much faster because the clock is ticking...We want action now.”

Meanwhile, the latest cases of Ebola in Spain and the US have sparked fears of an even bigger outbreak, prompting Canada to step up its border security so as to limit the risk of infection spreading into the country.

The federal government announced on Friday it is suspending the processing of visa applications for residents and nationals who have been in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone in the last three months. The same goes for permanent residence applications.
 
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Goober said:
Here is an update, that I am sure WHO and other were aware of.
http://rt.com/news/201567-ebola-sierra-leone-toll-underreported/

Ebola’s toll on Sierra Leone is much greater than previously thought, with entire villages killed off by the virus. This means up to 20,000 people could have succumbed to the disease by now, a senior coordinator for Doctors Without Borders (MSF) believes.


According to Rony Zachariah, coordinator of operational research for MSF, the Ebola impact on Sierra Leone is in fact “under-reported,” AFP quotes.

“The situation is catastrophic. There are several villages and communities that have been basically wiped out. In one of the villages I went to, there were 40 inhabitants and 39 died,” Zachariah told the agency. “Whole communities have disappeared but many of them are not in the statistics. The situation on the ground is actually much worse.”

The latest figures from the World Health Organization (WHO) put the total number of dead at 4,951 out of 13,567 recorded cases.

But the real total could be up to 20,000 people dead, Zachariah argues. “The WHO says there is a correction factor of 2.5, so maybe it is 2.5 times higher and maybe that is not far from the truth. It could be 10,000, 15,000 or 20,000.”

Zachariah also highlighted the shortage of healthcare workers in the country.

“You have one nurse for 10,000 people and then you lose 10, 11, 12 nurses. How is the health system going to work?” he said.

Even at this point, the pace of dealing with Ebola is slow, he added. “We might get a vaccine and a treatment...but even now we need to go much faster because the clock is ticking...We want action now.”

Meanwhile, the latest cases of Ebola in Spain and the US have sparked fears of an even bigger outbreak, prompting Canada to step up its border security so as to limit the risk of infection spreading into the country.

The federal government announced on Friday it is suspending the processing of visa applications for residents and nationals who have been in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone in the last three months. The same goes for permanent residence applications.
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these azzhats had no idea what they were dealing with, we still don't...allowing politicians to set standards for quarantine was a step that was unbelievably naive ...we still don't know this disease other than that it is viscous and will likely kill you...they are now beginning to make some headway in it's treatment with the use of dialysis etc. but essentially they are fumbling in the dark, I trust we will get a handle on it but if we are going to err, (and we ARE) let's do it on the side of caution
 
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The quarantine is smart. However, President Obama opposes all quarantines. I guess that makes Canadians racist huh?
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don't each of your states have their own laws and isn't each doing it's own thing?

I thought the federal government had no control at all?
 
B00Mer

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Good for Harper!!

When you travel from the USA to Canada, they ask your the typical questions... "Do you have any cigarettes, do you have any alcohol, do you have any firearms?"

Now they ask, "have you been in contact anyone from west Africa?"
 
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B00Mer said:
Good for Harper!!

When you travel from the USA to Canada, they ask your the typical questions... "Do you have any cigarettes, do you have any alcohol, do you have any firearms?"

Now they ask, "have you been in contact anyone from west Africa?"
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seriously? 8O
 
Ron in Regina

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The results in the poll so far are quite interesting.

 
gopher

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Slighty off topic as it related to Gopherland rather than Canada:


Today I had to take a medical exam in Minneapolis and saw an interesting sign that was posted up on a wall at the clinic I went to - it indicated that you are report any person that you know of who has visited any country in West Africa where ebola is rampant. I had not been aware that the state was taking these measures.

Interesting that during the election campaigns Governor Dayton's Republican opponent had a tv ad that said he had done nothing to protect the state from ebola. Because of that, it as said, one should have voted for the Republican opponent. Well, that tactic certainly didn't work. Still I'm surprised that such a precaution is being taken even though it hasn't generated any publicity or criticism for that matter.


So far, the disease is under control in North America - let's hope it stays that way.
 
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