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<p>Medical advice, including from the Chief Medical Officer, is clear that quarantining
returning healthcare workers, or others coming to the United Kingdom from Sierra Leone,
is not a proportionate response to the level of risk Ebola represents to the public
at this time. However, all protocols and procedures are kept under careful review,
guided by the best scientific evidence, to ensure they remain appropriate in the light
of changing circumstances</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition, UK hospitals
are well prepared to handle infectious disease and any patient displaying symptoms
would be cared for by specialist staff in an isolation unit.</p><p> </p>
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