BASSETERRE, St Kitts, Oct. 17, 2014, CNS – Antigua and Barbuda, Jamaica, Guyana St. Kitts & Nevis and Trinidad & Tobago on Thursday became the latest Caribbean countries to restrict travelers from West African nations struggling with an epidemic of the Ebola virus.
The announcements follow similar ones by St. Vincent & the Grenadines and St. Lucia.
St. Kitts and Nevis said that with immediate effect, all visitors from Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea, will be prohibited from entering the Federation until further notice.
A government statement said prohibition will also be applied to travellers who have visited those countries within the past 21 days.
The government of Antigua & Barbuda has placed a ban on travellers from Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia, the three West African countries worst affected by the Ebola outbreak.
Guyana's government said that country's diplomatic missions had been directed not to issue visas to people from West African nations affected by the virus.
Trinidad & Tobago said it would deny entry any resident of Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Democratic Republic of Congo or Sierra Leone. Other travelers who have visited any of those nations within six weeks will be quarantined for 21 days upon their arrival.
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