U.S. to Monitor Travelers From Ebola-Hit Nations for 21 Days
By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.
Travelers from Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone will be given thermometers and information cards and must report their temperatures and any symptoms daily.
Travelers from Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone will be given thermometers and information cards and must report their temperatures and any symptoms daily.
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