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<p>All avenues to restrict the virus entering the UK are under constant review. UK
Airlines are constantly reviewing the Foreign & Commonwealth Office’s travel advice
when planning their services and ensuring that measures they take are consistent with
Public Health England guidance.</p><p> </p><p>Currently, the Foreign & Commonwealth
Office and the World Health Organisation are not recommending travel restrictions
to countries in Africa with cases of Ebola. UK airlines are not planning to stop services
to these countries. However, airlines and the UK Government are constantly reviewing
the situation.</p><p> </p><p>A ban on direct flights would not allow a country to
avoid the spread of a virus altogether, as potentially infected passengers could travel
via hubs in third countries.</p>
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