Canada suspends visas for residents of west African Ebola outbreak countries
Canada, which has not reported any cases of Ebola so far, will not process visa applications from those who have been to Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone * theguardian.com <http://www.theguardian.com/> , Friday 31 October 2014 20.59 GMT US President Barack Obama is so far resisting pressure to impose similar travel restrictions. Photograph: Mark Ralston/AFP /Getty Canada will stop issuing visas to people from the three west African nations where the Ebola virus is widespread, the government said on Friday. The federal citizenship ministry, explaining the move, said in an official document that the introduction or spread of the disease would pose an imminent and severe risk to public health. About 5,000 people have died in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone this year in the worst Ebola outbreak on record. Fears rose that the disease could spread beyond the region after a few cases were diagnosed in Spain and the United States. Canada which has not reported any cases of Ebola so far is following in the footsteps of Australia, which on Tuesday became the first developed country to issue such a ban. The countrys official in charge of the response to Ebola said the move was medically unjustified. Under the new regulations, which come into force immediately, Canada will not process visa applications from foreign nationals who have been in an Ebola-affected country within the previous three months. US President Barack Obama is so far resisting pressure to impose similar travel restrictions. Codie Taylor, the chief spokeswoman for Immigration Minister Chris Alexander, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Thé Mulindwas Communication Group "With Yoweri Museveni, Ssabassajja and Dr. Kiiza Besigye, Uganda is in anarchy" Kuungana Mulindwa Mawasiliano Kikundi "Pamoja na Yoweri Museveni, Ssabassajja na Dk. Kiiza Besigye, Uganda ni katika machafuko"
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