I’ll take “The right thing to do” for a thousand, Alex.
Better safe than sorry. Good for Australia.
Maybe there is some overreaction in actions like this. I don’t know.
I note an article where Ivory Coast shut down their borders, bordering on two of the nations where the outbreak has happened and Ivory Coast have no cases, hell, fruit bats could fly into Ivory Coast from those two nations, Guinea and Liberia.
http://www.worldbulletin.net/haber/144616/ivory-coast-battles-to-keep-out-ebola
But according to Obama ebola will spread muy rapido if you quarantine the infected
I am waiting on India.....
If it gets into that cesspool the world is toast.
There’s no compelling reason for anyone to be traveling from those countries at this time.
Throw another fruit bat on the barbie!
Given that the possible worse case scenario could be significant, even if the chance is low then I think it is being prudent and good risk management.
It is not a massive call to make unless your life revolves around who you can call racist or not. Very little immediate response from the left but I can imagine the Greens coming out with the racist call in 5..4..3..2
I am heartened that someone in the Western World has some sense. Perhaps it will spread. Rooting for Canada to go next. It doesn’t help us (we’re beyond anything so sensible) but it makes me happy.