Kenyan Court Halts US Plan to Establish Ebola Quarantine Facility

The White House announced on the 28th that it would establish a facility at a Kenyan air base to quarantine US citizens exposed to the Ebola virus during the current outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. However, a Kenyan high court issued a temporary injunction blocking the plan following a lawsuit filed by a local non-profit organization. The organization argued that the facility poses a significant health risk to the Kenyan public. To date, no confirmed cases of Ebola have been reported in Kenya. The court ordered a suspension of any cooperation with foreign governments to build or operate such facilities. A full hearing is scheduled for June 2, leaving the US's next steps uncertain.