Several countries have brought in screening for travellers at
airports but police were caught off guard by the arrival at Maspalomas
beach.
Local and national police isolated the 19 migrants for seven hours after it emerged two were suffering from a fever amid fears they had contracted Ebola, Channel 4 News reported.
Bemused sunbathers looked on as officials in face masks and protective clothing took the group’s temperatures while they were quarantined in a lorry.
Tests later confirmed that no presence of the disease was found and the Gran Canaria Government said there was no need to activate emergency protocols.
Migrants in quarantine on Maspalomas beach in Gran Canaria
The migrants were taken to a shelter and the boat they arrived in was burned.
Read more: 'The world is defeating Ebola,' UN says
The
Canary Islands, located 90 miles off the African coast, are the
destination of hundreds of migrants every year, who often travel in open
fishing boats.
Migrants in quarantine on Maspalomas beach in Gran Canaria
Sierra Leone is one of the three West African countries worst-hit by the virus, which has so far killed almost 5,000 people.
While the number of new cases in Guinea and Liberia is stabilising, the spread in Sierra Leone continues unabated, according to the World Health Organisation.
Local and national police isolated the 19 migrants for seven hours after it emerged two were suffering from a fever amid fears they had contracted Ebola, Channel 4 News reported.
Bemused sunbathers looked on as officials in face masks and protective clothing took the group’s temperatures while they were quarantined in a lorry.
Tests later confirmed that no presence of the disease was found and the Gran Canaria Government said there was no need to activate emergency protocols.
Migrants in quarantine on Maspalomas beach in Gran Canaria
The migrants were taken to a shelter and the boat they arrived in was burned.
Read more: 'The world is defeating Ebola,' UN says
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The
Canary Islands, located 90 miles off the African coast, are the
destination of hundreds of migrants every year, who often travel in open
fishing boats.
Migrants in quarantine on Maspalomas beach in Gran Canaria
Sierra Leone is one of the three West African countries worst-hit by the virus, which has so far killed almost 5,000 people.While the number of new cases in Guinea and Liberia is stabilising, the spread in Sierra Leone continues unabated, according to the World Health Organisation.
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