Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Hagel accepts strict monitoring of U.S. troops returning from Ebola mission

U.S. Defense Secretary Hagel delivers the keynote address to the Association of U.S. Army annual meeting in Washington WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Wednesday approved strict, quarantine-like monitoring for all U.S. troops returning from the Ebola relief mission in West Africa, the Pentagon said. Hagel signed a memo asking top military commanders to develop an implementation plan to place U.S. military personnel returning from Ebola-affected countries into a "21-day controlled monitoring regimen," Rear Admiral John Kirby, the Pentagon press secretary, said in a statement. (Reporting by David Alexander; Editing by Bill Trott)








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