But a Kenyan high court blocked the planned opening of the facility, which was scheduled for May 29. The court order was in response to a petition filed by a Kenyan civil society group questioning the constitutionality of the facility, according to the New York Times. Local health groups there have also opposed the facility, since it would not provide care to Kenyans but focus only on American citizens.
The quarantine camp contains 50 beds, and the government is in the process of delivering three isolation units that can each house four patients, and two containment units that can hold two patients each. The isolation and biocontainment units are meant to temporarily care for people who test positive or develop symptoms, the officials said, until these citizens can then be transported to other care facilities.
The officials said the facilities will be supplied with the latest monoclonal antibody treatments, as well as the antiviral drug remdesivir and respiratory and hydration services to support patients who develop the disease.
White House officials said the reason for strategy, and for the decision to transport sick citizens to facilities in Europe instead of the U.S. for further care, was to ensure the quickest route to care for Americans. In the 2014 outbreak in West Africa, the U.S. transported affected health care workers back to the U.S. for additional care.
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