US Embassy in Nigeria remains open in spite of Ebola

Lagos - The United States Embassy in Nigeria will
remain open despite the outbreak of the deadly
Ebola virus.
The Bureau of African Affairs stated that in
addition, at this time, no Ebola-related travel
restrictions had been issued by the State
Department for Guinea, Nigeria, or Sierra Leone.
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"Our Embassies remain open and will continue
business as usual in Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and
Sierra Leone," the Bureau stated.
"We remain deeply committed to supporting
regional and international efforts to deliver health
care as well as contain and control the
transmission of the Ebola virus," it further stated.
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According to the Bureau of African Affairs, the US
Government was monitoring the situation very
closely and would update its response and travel
recommendations as needed.
"The United States is working with the World
Health Organization and other international
partners to help West African governments
respond to and contain the outbreak of the Ebola
virus as quickly as possible."