Battling ebola virus in US

Washington: As New York City reported its first
Ebola case, US President Barack Obama on
Saturday asked the Americans not to give into fear
as the country is well equipped to deal with the
deadly virus and is leading the global fight to stamp
it out.
"Here's the bottom line. Patients can beat this
disease. And we can beat this disease. But we have
to stay vigilant," Obama said in his weekly radio
and web address today, a day after he hugged the
Dallas-based Nina Pham, the nurse declared free of
Ebola.
"We have to work together at every level federal,
state and local. And we have to keep leading the
global response, because the best way to stop this
disease, the best way to keep Americans safe, is to
stop it at its source ? in West Africa," he said ye.
The President said: "We have to be guided by the
science... By the facts, not fear."
He said new measures were put in place to screen
all travellers from the three affected countries in
West Africa into five US airports where provisions
for additional screening were put in place.
"Starting this week, these travelers will be required
to report their temperatures and any symptoms on
a daily basis?for 21 days until we're confident they
don't have Ebola," he said.
Obama said the White House and its new Ebola
response coordinator were working to ensure a
seamless response across the federal government.