UK border staff ‘unprepared’ says union leader

Immigration Service Union (ISU) general secretary Lucy Moreton said her members needed more information on the threat. But the Border Force has insisted staff have been given guidance on how to identify and deal with suspected cases. Almost 700 people have died in West Africa since the first case of Ebola was detected in February. Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said the government was taking the current outbreak – the world’s deadliest to date – and the threat to the UK “very seriously”. Ebola is a viral illness – initial symptoms can include a sudden fever, intense weakness, muscle pain and a sore throat – that can cause internal and external bleeding…

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