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| A passenger arrives wearing a face mask at Los Angeles International Airport as fear of the Ebola virus continues to grow in the US on October 17, 2014 |
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President Barack Obama told Americans on Saturday not to "give in to
hysteria or fear" over the deadly Ebola virus, calling for patience and a
sense of perspective.
In his
weekly address to the nation, Obama also played down the idea of a travel ban
from West Africa, the epicenter of the outbreak, saying such restrictions would
only exacerbate the crisis.
"All
of us -- citizens, leaders, the media -- have a responsibility and a role to
play," Obama said.
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President Barack Obama, seen here
at the White House on October 16, 2014,
said
Ebola is "a serious disease" but
warned against "hysteria"
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"This
is a serious disease, but we can't give in to hysteria or fear -- because that
only makes it harder to get people the accurate information they need. We have
to be guided by the science. We have to remember the basic facts."
It comes a
day after the World Bank warned the fight to stop Ebola was being lost and the
World Health Organization said that, as of October 14, 4,555 people had died
from the disease out of 9,216 registered cases.
The United
States -- where a Liberian man died from Ebola on October 8 and two American
nurses who treated him have tested positive -- was not seeing an
"outbreak" or "epidemic," Obama stressed.
But as fear
of Ebola heightens across the United States, Obama admitted more
"isolated" cases were possible.
"But
we know how to wage this fight," he said.
"And
if we take the steps that are necessary, if we're guided by the science -- the
facts, not fear -- then I am absolutely confident that we can prevent a serious
outbreak here in the United States, and we can continue to lead the world in
this urgent effort."
However,
cutting off West Africa, for example by way of a travel ban, was not the
answer, he cautioned.
"Our medical experts tell us that the best way to stop this disease is to stop it at its source -- before it spreads even wider and becomes even more difficult to contain," he said.
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Several
countries have introduced screening of passengers from Ebola-affected
countries
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"Our medical experts tell us that the best way to stop this disease is to stop it at its source -- before it spreads even wider and becomes even more difficult to contain," he said.
"Trying
to seal off an entire region of the world -- if that were even possible --
could actually make the situation worse.
"It
would make it harder to move health workers and supplies back and forth.
Experience shows that it could also cause people in the affected region to
change their travel, to evade screening, and make the disease even harder to
track."
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