Video Mug: Why Build an Ebola Quarantine and Treatment Facility for Americans in Kenya?

A "variant Ebola virus" is spreading rapidly, primarily centered in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.
This variant currently has no vaccine or treatment, and the death toll has already reached 101, with 550 confirmed cases.
However, the place where violent, bloody clashes have erupted is Kenya, which has not had a single confirmed case.
 
Why did this tragedy begin in Kenya, a country free of Ebola?
The incident was sparked by the Trump administration. To prevent the virus from entering the U.S. mainland, the administration set out to build a quarantine and treatment facility for Americans at the U.S. Air Force base in Laikipia, Kenya.
 
When the Kenyan government attempted to push forward with this plan, the fear and anger of the Kenyan people exploded.
Large-scale protests broke out, fueled by concerns over a potential leak of the variant Ebola virus and opposition to their country being used as a human shield.
However, as police responded to the protests with armed force, the situation has spiraled out of control, resulting in fatalities at the scene.

Reported by Kim Chae-hyun | Video by Ryu Ji-soo | Graphics by Lee Hee-moon | Narrated by Cho Ki-ho | Produced by SBS Knowledge Contents IP Team
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