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Members of Doctors Without Borders (MSF) put on protective gear at the
isolation ward of the Donka Hospital, on July 23, 2014 in Conakry,
Guinea. AFP PHOTO|CELLOU BINANI
By AFP
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- Togo-based airline ASKY announced the suspension of flights to and from the capitals of Liberia and Sierra Leone
- Since March, there have been 1,201 cases of Ebola and 672 deaths in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone
The deadly Ebola virus hitchhiking across borders for
the first time aboard a pan-African airline could spell new flight
restrictions aimed at containing outbreaks, the world aviation agency
said Tuesday.
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International Civil Aviation Organisation Secretary General
Raymond Benjamin said, "Until now (the virus) had not impacted
commercial aviation, but now we're affected."
Earlier, Togo-based airline ASKY announced the
suspension of flights to and from the capitals of Liberia and Sierra
Leone, both hit by an outbreak of Ebola virus.
This followed the death of one of its passengers
from the virus on Friday after the 40-year-old man had travelled from
Liberia to Nigeria via the Togolese capital Lome.
"We will have to act quickly.
"We will consult with the WHO (World Health
Organisation) to see what types of measures should be put in place" to
guard against spreading the disease," Benjamin said.
No date, however, has been set for an emergency meeting of both WHO and ICAO officials to discuss possible new protocols.
ASKY, which works in partnership with Ethiopian Airlines, serves 20 destinations in central and west Africa.
Since March, there have been 1,201 cases of Ebola
and 672 deaths in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, according to the US
Centres for Disease Control and Prevention.
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