Concerned MPs have written to the Government demanding details of its plans to protect Britain against the deadly Ebola outbreak – a day after it was feared the virus had arrived in the UK.
The Health and Social Care Committee (HSCC), a cross-party group of 11 MPs, has asked chief medical officer, Sir Chris Whitty, and public health minister Sharon Hodgson MP to explain ‘how prepared the Government is for a future outbreak’.
They are also requesting to know ‘what steps are being taken to reduce the risk to the public from this high-consequence infectious disease’, including measures at borders and the
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