Arłukowicz: Poland is prepared to protect citizens against Ebola

According to an IAR release, the Minister of Health Bartosz Arłukowicz told reporters that Polish authorities have a special instructions for arrivals from Africa. Arłukowicz said that the World Health Organization has published procedural standards regarding care for potential Ebola virus carriers and these are available on the ministry's website or the website of the Chief Sanitary Inspector. The Ebola epidemic has killed 3879 people in Africa. More than 8,000 patients remain under care. A Spanish nurse has been infected and there have been fears of infection in hospitals in Prague and Skopje. Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz voiced her approval of Minister Arłukowicz's safeguards against Ebola in Poland. Besides the Ministry of Health and the Chief Sanitary Inspector, the National Public Health Institute are prepared to protect the public against illness and the spread of the disease.