Sierra Leone Blasts Canada for Banning Travelers From Ebola-Hit Nations

Sierra Leone has called discriminatory Canada’s decision to suspend visa applications from anyone, who has visited Ebola-hit countries.

“The government [of Sierra Leone] views the decision as discriminatory, coming at a time when we are trying to ease the isolation, and not re-enforce it,” Theo Nicol, Sierra Leone’s deputy information minister, told Agence France Presse Saturday.

“Canada’s action is not taken with the interests of west African states in mind. As a member of the Commonwealth of nations, Sierra Leone particularly feels we should share common understanding and goodwill,”  Nicol was reported as saying.

On Friday Canadian federal citizenship ministry announced the suspension of visa applications from foreigners, who’ve visited Ebola-hit countries within the past three months. Canada’s immigration minister described the step as a precautionary measure to guard the fitness of Canadians. The current Ebola epidemic were only available in southern Guinea in February and later spread to other West African countries, with several Ebola cases having been reported in Europe and in the United States.

According to the World Health Organization, the total amount of confirmed, probable and suspected cases of Ebola Virus disease currently stands at 13,567. A complete of 4,951 folks have died from the virus. There is no officially approved remedy for the condition, but several countries are now focusing on developing Ebola vaccines, with Russia about to introduce three vaccines next six months.