据活动人士称，一个由美国支持的埃博拉隔离中心已在肯尼亚启用，尽管肯尼亚法院上月下令停止建设该设施 [1]。该中心位于莱基皮亚空军基地 [1]。
美国慈善机构撒玛利亚人救援会确认，七名从刚果撤离的美国员工正在该设施接受21天隔离 [1]。肯尼亚卫生部长随后下令暂停施工 [1]，但该中心仍继续运作。
肯尼亚总统鲁托为该项目辩护，称其为美肯伙伴关系的一部分 [1]。美国已向肯尼亚的埃博拉防疫工作承诺提供1350万美元 [1]。
该隔离中心的建设引发了当地居民的抗议。根据现有报道，抗议活动中已有两人死亡 [1]。
背景方面，刚果埃博拉疫情已造成至少930人死亡，确诊2344例 [1]。
A U.S.-backed Ebola quarantine facility has become operational in Kenya to isolate American citizens evacuated from the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to activists, despite a court order issued last month halting construction of the site [1]. The facility is located at Laikipia Air Force Base [1].
Seven American workers evacuated from Congo are currently undergoing a 21-day quarantine at the center, as confirmed by the charitable organization Samaritan's Purse [1]. Kenya's health ministry had suspended construction following the court's directive [1], yet operations have proceeded.
Kenyan President William Ruto has defended the project as part of the U.S.-Kenya partnership [1]. However, the facility has become a focal point of local opposition, with protests resulting in at least two deaths [1].
The timing of the quarantine center's establishment coincides with a severe Ebola outbreak in Congo, which has claimed at least 930 lives and produced 2,344 confirmed cases [1]. The United States has committed 13.5 million dollars toward Ebola preparedness efforts in Kenya [1].